Comments on: The changing face of American medicine http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/changing-face-of-american-medicine.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75802 Anonymous Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/the-changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75802 Regarding women MD's leaving for other careers, I have known several but I don't it terribly disproportionate. Most of the MD administrators are men. <br/><br/>Women MD's do however work considerably fewer hours on average--enough to change how one translates total physician numbers into clinical availability. Also, as an aside, women physicians have considerable higher suicide rates than non-physician women--more of an elevation than male MD's.<br/><br/>Being a Mom during residency is not tough. It is impossible. One will be a resident (perhaps one that bears children that someone else nurtures), or one will be a Mom, or one will go insane. Regarding women MD’s leaving for other careers, I have known several but I don’t it terribly disproportionate. Most of the MD administrators are men.

Women MD’s do however work considerably fewer hours on average–enough to change how one translates total physician numbers into clinical availability. Also, as an aside, women physicians have considerable higher suicide rates than non-physician women–more of an elevation than male MD’s.

Being a Mom during residency is not tough. It is impossible. One will be a resident (perhaps one that bears children that someone else nurtures), or one will be a Mom, or one will go insane.

]]> By: josehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75754 jose Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/the-changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75754 Interesting comment koko. Many of the women in my medical school class have told me they want to get into a specialty that is family friendly so they can work part time while raising the kids.<br/><br/>Being a mom during residency seems like it would be tough. Interesting comment koko. Many of the women in my medical school class have told me they want to get into a specialty that is family friendly so they can work part time while raising the kids.

Being a mom during residency seems like it would be tough.

]]> By: KoKohttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75752 KoKo Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/the-changing-face-of-american-medicine.html#comment-75752 "half of new practitioners today are women"<br/><br/><br/>How many of these new women MDs eventually leave medicine for another career? “half of new practitioners today are women”

How many of these new women MDs eventually leave medicine for another career?

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