Reshma Jagsi|Kent A. Griffith|Abigail J. Stewart|Dana Sambuco|Rochelle DeCastro|Peter A. Ubel
Gender Differences in Salary in a Recent Cohort of Early-Career Physician–Researchers
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
studies suggested male physicians earn female counterparts authors examined whether disparity exists recently hired cohortin 20102011 authors surveyed recent recipients national institutes health nih mentored career development ie k08 k23 awards receiving responses 1275 75 response rate 1012 physicians academic positions clinical specialties reported salary constructed linear regression models salary considering gender age race marital status parental status additional doctoral degree academic rank years faculty specialty institution type region institution nih funding rank k award type k award funding institute k award year work hours research time evaluated explanatory value spousal employment status using petersbelson regressionmean salary 141325 95 confidence interval ci 135607147043 women 172164 95 ci 167357176971 men male gender remained independent significant predictor salary 10921 p 001 even adjusting specialty academic rank work hours research time factors petersbelson analysis indicated 17 overall disparity full sample unexplained measured covariates married subset accounting spousal employment status 10 remained unexplainedthe authors observed recent cohort elite earlycareer physicianresearchers gender difference salary fully explained specialty academic rank work hours even spousal employment creating equitable procedures establishing salary important