those statistics are quite extensive...but your right, if that was your experience at two places, perhaps "WE" should all go to into a differnet field.
It benefits me, so it's ok
Would this be the case in a rural setting? It would seem that with fewer providers in a given location, you would see this kind of thing less.
I have been in two practices, both just outside major metros and it was true in both places. It caused major problems in the first practice because if you delivered 300 patients a year or 30 you all got paid the same. Which is why all the young female physicians quit (4 in 4 years).
It's hit and miss in terms of what to expect in terms of jobs/compensation/volume. I have heard certain attendings say that come job search time it can be challenging, although my actual views have been mixed. The local groups in town recently hired 2-3 new OB-Gyns who are male compared to 1 female. It will vary.
In my experience the major difference is need and model. If the practice is overworked and has too many patients of all kinds they will take whatever they can get, particularly if it is a shared revenue model. However if it is a practice where you will, in effect, be competing against your partners because it is a revenue based model, then you will see another side.
You will always have a certain proportion of patients who will not want to see a male ob gyn. This is something that will happen and has happened to me on occasion mainly in the clinic setting in residency. That being said, my continuity clinics are generally packed (taking note that there are some patients who request no male physician and are never placed in my schedule).
Oh, you are absolutely right, it goes both ways. Particularly with older women, they seem to be more comfortable with a male physician. However the OB population is quite another story. Out of every 100 patients we have come in the door as a new OB 39% requested a female physician. Those are also the non referrals (ie: they didn't know who they wanted before they called). This was also the case before at my other practice and is, roughly, the case at my colleagues practices throughout most parts of the country.
In terms of job satisfaction, none of my male attendings have currently complained about being a male in the job. Their gripes are with declining reimbursements which is generally affecting all of medicine. And at least from what I have seen when I interviewed and at my current program, salaries can vary greatly and a fair amount of studies show male OB-GYNs earning more than female OB-GYNs
I have read those studies as well, I don't know where they are getting their numbers honestly. It may be skewed because of a lot of the older generation using shared models, but with a simple revenue model ever female I know is on the upper end of MGMA and very few males compete with them (all things being equal). It all boils down to payor mix and OB numbers. A male is severely disadvantaged in those areas.
Really? I find these numbers / facts very difficult to believe. I have some friends / family members in OBGYN and have never heard of such a large discrepancy. Can anybody else shed some light on this topic? Thanks.
Again, depends on the model. I am looking at our year end numbers. Both women are sitting at top 1% of MGMA, all three men are in the 25-40% range.
What state are you referring to?
I can personally vouch for this being the case in 6 states. PA, NJ, TN, TX, NC, and IA.
