The working status of Japanese female physicians by area of practice: Cohort analysis of taking leave, returning to work, and changing specialties from 1984 to 2004

Kodama, Tomoko; Koike, Soichi; Matsumoto, Shimpei; Ide, Hiroo; Yasunaga, Hideo; Imamura, Tomoaki

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.07.012

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“…Dermatology offers better and more amenable job opportunities for women, such as working hours (i.e. a normal 9-5 working day with little overtime), less exhausting work, few if any invasive procedures and far less prospect of being sued for malpractice [19]. This allows women to, as far as possible, follow the society-driven role of being a homemaker, as well as maintain their employment as a physician.…”

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Pharmaceutical company payments to dermatology Clinical Practice Guideline authors in Japan

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Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) play significant roles in most medical fields. However, little is known about the extent of financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOIs) related to pharmaceutical companies (Pharma) selling dermatology prescription products and dermatology CPG authors in Japan. The aims of this study were to elucidate the characteristics and distribution of payments from Pharma to dermatology CPG authors in Japan, and to evaluate the extent of transparency and accuracy in their FCOI disclosures. We analyzed the records of 296 authors from 32 dermatology CPGs published by the Japanese Dermatological Association from the beginning of 2015 to the end of 2018. Using the payment data reported by 79 Pharma between 2016-2017 in Japan, we investigated the characteristics of the CPG authors and the payments from the Pharma to them. Furthermore, we evaluated the transparency and accuracy of the FCOI disclosures of the individual CPG authors. Of the 296

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“…Studies have shown that although 66.2% of obstetrician-gynecologists were women, female physicians made up only 27.7% of the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and held 1.9% of the leadership positions. 20,21 Women constitute an even smaller proportion of other specialties: for example, a recent report revealed that 7.6% of board-certified members belonging to the Japanese Circulation Society, the cardiology association, were female. 22 Several studies document how Japan's societal norms and social policies appear to influence the experiences of women in medicine.…”

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“…24 However, the percentage of women physicians taking leave is greater than the percentage returning to the workforce. 20 These findings have fomented concerns that women's increasing role in medicine is contributing to the physician shortage in certain subspecialties and regions in Japan. 17,19,23,25 However, one study predicted that Japan may not experience an overall shortage in physicians, but instead shortages of physicians in particular specialties which fewer young physicians are choosing due to quality of life factors or where women are underrepresented.…”

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Women's Participation in the Medical Profession: Insights from Experiences in Japan, Scandinavia, Russia, and Eastern Europe

Ramakrishnan

Sambuco

Jagsi

2014

Journal of Women's Health

103

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Although much literature has focused on the status of female physicians in the United States, limited Englishlanguage studies have examined the role of women in the medical profession elsewhere in the world. This article synthesizes evidence regarding the status of female physicians in three purposively selected regions outside the United States: Japan, Scandinavia, and Russia and Eastern Europe. These three regions markedly differ in the proportion of female physicians in the workforce, overall status of the medical profession, cultural views of gender roles, and workforce policies. Through a review of studies and articles published between 1992 and 2012 examining women's representation, status measures such as salary and leadership positions, and experiences of female physicians, the authors discuss potential relationships between the representation of female physicians, their status in medicine, and the overall status of the profession. The findings suggest that even when women constitute a high proportion of the physician workforce, they may continue to be underrepresented in positions of leadership and prestige. Evolving workforce policies, environments, and cultural views of gender roles appear to play a critical role in mediating the relationship between women's participation in the medical profession and their ability to rise to positions of influence within it. These insights are informative for the ongoing debates over the impact of the demographic shifts in the composition of the medical workforce in the United States.

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“…While our results need to be corroborated by future studies, as the present survey involved only five female physicians with children, the finding is nevertheless valuable, considering the fact that young female physicians often experience difficulty in returning to a clinical setting once they start having children. Indeed, a nationwide cohort revealed that the proportion of Japanese female physicians who take leave is higher than the proportion of those who return to work, [ 13 ] primarily due to taking leave related to childcare responsibilities [ 14 , 15 ]. Proportions expressing a desire to enroll in graduate school did not markedly differ between male physicians with children and those without, suggesting that this problem is primarily restricted to female doctors.…”

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Preferences of young physicians at community hospitals regarding academic research training through graduate school: a cross-sectional research

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BackgroundDesire to attend graduate school for academic research training following the mandatory two-year clinical internship is unknown among young Japanese physicians who work at community hospitals after their internship. The aim of this study is to determine opinions and factors regarding pursuing higher education through graduate school among young physicians who work at community hospitals after their two-year internship.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey was conducted among young physicians working at community hospitals after their two-year internship. We examined the percentage of young physicians considering higher education through graduate school, the planned timing and field of enrollment among those wanting to enroll, and reasons for not continuing their education among those with no such plans. The association between desire to enroll in graduate school and background characteristics was examined using modified least-squares regression to estimate proportion difference.ResultsAmong 127 (73.2 % internal medicine specialists, median age 30 years) physicians in 33 hospitals, 71 (55.9 %) stated that they wished to enroll in graduate school. The most frequently reported timing was 7–8 years after graduation from medical school. Those who stated no desire to attend graduate school cited concerns about the quality of training or not having enough knowledge to choose an appropriate laboratory or field, among other reasons. Increased number of years since graduating medical school [adjusted proportion difference (PD) −6.0 %, 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) −9.8 to −2.3 %], being a woman with children [adjusted PD −53.4 %, 95 % CI −87.3 to −19.5 % (vs. a man not having children)], and completing their two-year internship at both university and community hospitals [adjusted PD −40.3 %, 95 % CI −72.5 to −8.0 % (vs. internship only at community hospitals)] were associated with a reduction in desire to enroll in graduate school.ConclusionsWe identified a growing trend in desire among young physicians to attend graduate school. Attracting those young physicians who express no desire to attend graduate school, however, will require establishment of more flexible graduate school programs which address their concerns.

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The working status of Japanese female physicians by area of practice: Cohort analysis of taking leave, returning to work, and changing specialties from 1984 to 2004

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

Pharmaceutical company payments to dermatology Clinical Practice Guideline authors in Japan

Pharmaceutical company payments to dermatology Clinical Practice Guideline authors in Japan

Women's Participation in the Medical Profession: Insights from Experiences in Japan, Scandinavia, Russia, and Eastern Europe

Preferences of young physicians at community hospitals regarding academic research training through graduate school: a cross-sectional research

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