Alternative careers for physicians.

Making a Living: Alternative Careers for Physicians the Medical Student Section of Jama

The changing paradigm of contemporary U.S. allopathic medical school graduates' career paths: analysis of the 1997-2004 national AAMC Graduation Questionnaire database.

PURPOSE During the last 15 years, the proportion of U.S. allopathic medical graduates planning to pursue alternative careers (other than full-time clinical practice) has been increasing. The authors sought to identify factors associated with contemporary medical graduates' career-setting plans. METHOD The authors obtained anonymous data from the 108,408 U.S. allopathic medical graduates who c...

So you married a doctor? Preparing trainees for medical marriages

Most medical marriages occur before graduation from medical school; however, many medical students are unaware of the unique challenges associated with careers in medicine (e.g., financial insecurity, fatigue, stress, academic trouble, etc.) as they prepare to merge their careers with marriage or other long term relationships. 1 Physician relationships in both the United States and Canada typic...

How do physicians and their partners coordinate their careers and private lives?

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY Over the past few years, there has been increasing interest in the question of how couples coordinate their careers and private lives. The aim of this study was to investigate the career arrangements of physicians and their partners according to gender and parenthood status, and to compare dual-physician couples with other types of couples. METHODS Data pertaining to 414...

Gender differences in academic productivity and leadership appointments of physicians throughout academic careers.

PURPOSE Because those selected for leadership in academic medicine often have a record of academic productivity, publication disparities may help explain the gender imbalance in leadership roles. The authors aimed to compare the publication records, academic promotions, and leadership appointments of women and men physicians longitudinally throughout academic careers. METHOD In 2007, the auth...