The gap between the adjusted earnings of male and female physicians has widened over the last two decades, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Researchers analyzed nationally representative data from the March Current Population Survey between 1987 and 2010. The study sample included 6,258 physicians and 31,857 other healthcare professionals.
The study found that the adjusted earnings of male physicians between 1987 and 1990 exceeded those of female physicians by 20 percent. Between 2006 and 2010, male physicians earned 25.6 percent more than female physicians.
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