Association of Salary Differences Between Medical Specialties With Sex Distribution

Terrill Bravender; Ellen Selkie; Julie Sturza; Donna M Martin; Kent A Griffith; Niko Kaciroti; Reshma Jagsi

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5683

Association of Salary Differences Between Medical Specialties With Sex Distribution

JAMA Pediatr. 2021 May 1;175(5):524-525. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5683.

Authors

Terrill Bravender¹, Ellen Selkie¹, Julie Sturza¹, Donna M Martin¹, Kent A Griffith², Niko Kaciroti³, Reshma Jagsi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association between the percentage of female clinicians in a medical specialty and the mean and median salaries for the specialty.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Medicine*
Physicians, Women / economics*
Salaries and Fringe Benefits*
Sex Factors
United States