Dermatologists in Kaiser Permanente-northern California. Satisfaction, perceived constrains, and policy options

Weinberg, D. J.

doi:10.1001/archderm.132.9.1057

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“…Community tracking of 12 474 physicians demonstrated that increased work hours are strongly and positively associated with physician practice dissatisfaction. 38 A northern California Kaiser study 39 described the perception of dermatology by graduating medical students as "one of the most attractive (careers) owing to its controllable lifestyle." Even though lifestyle criteria may have a certain degree of subjectivity, it appears that the characteristics of lifestyle that affect medicine have been measured consistently and are known to medical students and practitioners.…”

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Influence of Controllable Lifestyle on Recent Trends in Specialty Choice by US Medical Students

Dorsey

Jarjoura²,

Rutecki³

2003

JAMA

625

421

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Context Recent specialty choices of graduating US medical students suggest that lifestyle may be an increasingly important factor in their career decision making. Objective To determine whether and to what degree controllable lifestyle and other specialty-related characteristics are associated with recent (1996-2002) changes in the specialty preferences of US senior medical students. Design and Setting Specialty preference was based on analysis of results from the National Resident Matching Program, the San Francisco Matching Program, and the American Urological Association Matching Program from 1996 to 2002. Specialty lifestyle (controllable vs uncontrollable) was classified using earlier research. Log-linear models were developed that examined specialty preference and the specialty's controllability, income, work hours, and years of graduate medical education required. Main Outcome Measure Proportion of variability in specialty preference from 1996 to 2002 explained by controllable lifestyle. Results The specialty preferences of US senior medical students, as determined by the distribution of applicants across selected specialties, changed significantly from 1996 to 2002 (PϽ.001). In the log-linear model, controllable lifestyle explained 55% of the variability in specialty preference from 1996 to 2002 after controlling for income, work hours, and years of graduate medical education required (PϽ.001). Conclusion Perception of controllable lifestyle accounts for most of the variability in recent changing patterns in the specialty choices of graduating US medical students.

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Influence of Controllable Lifestyle on Recent Trends in Specialty Choice by US Medical Students

Dorsey

Jarjoura²,

Rutecki³

2003

JAMA

625

421

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“…24 At the other end of the spectrum, derma-tology has consistently been viewed as one of the most attractive specialties by graduating medical students owing to its controllable lifestyle, relatively narrow focus, and burgeoning scientific knowledge base. 14 More surprising is the relatively high proportion of dissatisfied physicians among those practicing certain "procedural" specialties (eg, ophthalmology, pulmonary medicine, otolaryngology, and orthopedic surgery). In contrast, physicians practicing some "cognitive" specialties (eg, infectious diseases, geriatrics, and pediatrics) were unlikely to be dissatisfied.…”

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“…Another line of research has addressed whether managed care has resulted in a decline in physician career satisfaction. [4][5][6] Finally, a number of studies have addressed satisfaction within specific specialties: emergencymedicine, 13 generalinternalmedicine, 3 dermatology, 14 obstetrics-gynecology, 15 family medicine, 16 psychiatry, 17 and geriatrics. 18 To our knowledge, however, no study has focused exclusively on comparing the level of satisfaction across many specialties.…”

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Physician Career Satisfaction Across Specialties

Leigh¹,

Kravitz²,

Schembri³

et al. 2002

Arch Intern Med

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“…Dermatologists as a whole have high career satisfaction, and this was also true of academics. [19][20][21] Women, however, were less satisfied than men. Interestingly, we also found women more frequently considered leaving academia for a higher-paying position, perhaps reflecting a real or per-ceived decrement in income.…”

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confidence: 99%