Gender Pay Gaps Widen for Newly Trained Physicians

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) analyzed starting salary trends for physicians who completed graduate medical education (GME) training in New York over the past 15 years. Using data drawn from its annual Resident Exit Survey, researchers found that despite the growing percentage of women completing training in the state’s GME programs, pay gaps between newly trained male and female physicians persist and are in fact widening. Findings from this study are detailed in a recent research brief, Gender Pay Gaps Image result for male female doctors Widen for Newly Trained Physicians.

Among the key findings:

The pay gap between male and female physicians in 2016 was more than $26,000 after taking into account a variety of factors, including specialty, setting, practice location, and patient care hours.
Female physicians earn less than their male counterparts in the majority of specialties including the following primary care specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics.

Previous research found that female physicians completing GME training in New York earned less than their male counterparts, after controlling for factors known to influence income. At the same time, the number of women completing a GME program in New York has been steadily increasing. Between 1998 and 2016, the percentage of physicians who were female and completed a GME program in New York grew from 36% to 48%.

The New York Resident Exit Survey provides a unique opportunity to monitor income trends over time due to its regular and consistent administration since the late 1990s. CHWS will continue to monitor the gender pay gap and explore other factors that may affect the disparity.

About the Center for Health Workforce Studies

Established in 1996, CHWS is an academic research organization, based at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). The mission of CHWS is to provide timely, accurate data and conduct policy relevant research about the health workforce. The research conducted by CHWS supports and promotes health workforce planning and policymaking at local, regional, state, and national levels. Today, CHWS has established itself as a national leader in the field of health workforce studies.

About the University at Albany

A comprehensive public research university, the University at Albany offers more than

120 undergraduate majors and minors and 125 master’s, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs. UAlbany is a leader among all New York State colleges and universities in such diverse fields as atmospheric and environmental sciences, business, engineering and applied sciences, informatics, public administration, social welfare, and sociology taught by an extensive roster of faculty experts. It also offers expanded academic and research opportunities for students through an affiliation with Albany Law School. With a curriculum enhanced by 600 study-abroad opportunities, UAlbany launches great careers.

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