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MONDAY, Aug. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Female internists earn less than men, across many demographic and employment indicators, according to a research letter published online Aug. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Susan Read, Ph.D., from the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia, and colleagues describe physician compensation by gender among U.S. American College of Physicians (ACP) internists. A cross-sectional survey of ACP non-student members was performed; women comprise 37 percent of ACP membership. The survey was e-mailed to 784 practicing physicians; the response rate was 56.3 percent.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that, overall, the median annual salary was $50,000 higher for men than women ($250,000 versus $200,000). There were gender differences in salary across many demographic and employment indicators; in every internal medicine specialty, women earned less than men (ranging from a differential of $29,000 for internal medicine specialists to $45,000 for subspecialists). Physicians who were practice owners had a higher income differential between men and women than employees ($72,500 versus $43,000). A larger income gap between men and women was seen for older physicians; there was no difference by physician-reported race. There was variation in the income gap based on the employment status of the respondent’s spouse, but not by marital status. Regardless of whether the respondent was a parent, the gender differences in salary were the same.<\/p>\n
“Female internists earn less than men regardless of whether they are generalists, hospitalists, or subspecialists,” the authors write.<\/p>\n
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