Female physician's compensation is less than male counterparts

Posted by Wayne Guglielmo on May 7th, 2008. Filed under: primary care, , .

Compared to compensation in the specialties and surgery, primary care is generally seen as the poorer step-child. But expect even less in the way of compensation if you’re a female PCP, especially one in family practice, says a new survey by Jackson & Coker, the Georgia-based physician staffing firm. Among other things, that income disparity has prompted some female PCPs to think seriously about leaving the profession down the not-too-distant road. To learn more about the trend and the survey generally, read Jackson & Coker’s press release.

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One Response to “Female physician's compensation is less than male counterparts”

  1. The only reason a private practice physician makes less is if they work fewer hours or see fewer patients-
    The compensation is the same- -if you want to make more work harder-

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