TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hussaini, Adnan S
TI  - Gender and compensation among surgical specialties in the Veterans Health Administration
SN  - 0002-9610
PY  - 2020///
KW  - *Physicians, Women/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Salaries and Fringe Benefits/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
KW  - *Specialties, Surgical/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Surgeons/ec [Economics]
KW  - *United States Department of Veterans Affairs
KW  - Adult
KW  - Female
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Professional Practice Location
KW  - Sex Factors
KW  - United States
KW  - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Residents
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006
N2  - BACKGROUND: A gender pay gap has been reported across many professions, including medicine; CONCLUSION: Female gender significantly predicted lower salary among VAMC surgeons, however within each surgical specialty, there was no significant gender pay gap; METHODS: Surgeons employed at complex Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) nationwide in 2016 were identified. Data on salary, gender, years since medical school graduation, professorship status, h-index, and geographic location were collected; RESULTS: Of 1993 surgeons nationwide, 23% were female. On average, female surgeons had significantly lower salaries compared to male surgeons (; SENTENCE SUMMARY: Independent predictors of salary included gender, surgical specialty, experience, h-index, and geographic location. Although female surgeons had lower overall salaries compared to male surgeons in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), there were no significant gender differences in salary among each surgical specialty. Pay transparency, unique to the VHA, along with the use of rational and objective criteria to establish and adjust salaries, may play a role in reducing the gender pay gap among VHA surgeons. Copyright Published by Elsevier Inc
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.045
ER  -