Study Shows Women Earn $2 Million Less Than Men in Their Careers as Doctors

A survey of 80,000+ physicians estimated that women make 25 percent less than their male counterparts over a 40-year career, according to a New York Times article. The troubling findings were published in a paper in Health Affairs. Of note, factors like specialty, type of practice, and patient volume were controlled for. Had they not been, one of the authors said, the discrepancy would have doubled. The salary gap starts at the beginning of women’s careers and then only worsens.

According to the Times article, the pay gap is wider among healthcare practitioners than among those in computer and engineering jobs. Considering that, women pre-meds who are on the fence about a career as a doctor have every right to seriously consider another profession…

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About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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