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Is a management degree worth the investment for physicians? A survey of members of the American College of Physician Executives.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18309736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In a survey of 568 physician members of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), most of whom had advanced management degrees (MBA, MMM, MPH), approximately 90% of respondents reported that their investment in the education was "worth it." The return on investment was independent of the quality of the academic institution, although primary care physicians stood to gain more relative to specialists. Salary comparisons showed that female physicians had approximately 20% lower incomes than male physicians, confirming the presence of a "glass ceiling" for female physician executives as seen in other medical specialties. These findings have implications for early and mid-career physicians and physician recruiters.
Authors:
William B Weeks; Arthur Lazarus; Amy E Wallace
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of medical practice management : MPM     Volume:  23     ISSN:  8755-0229     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Pract Manage     Publication Date:    2008 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-03     Completed Date:  2008-03-31     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605494     Medline TA:  J Med Pract Manage     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  232-7     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. wbw@dartmouth.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Data Collection*
Female
Headache Disorders, Primary
Humans
Male
Medicine
Middle Aged
Physician Executives / economics*,  education*
Regression Analysis
Salaries and Fringe Benefits / statistics & numerical data*
Societies, Medical*
Specialization
United States

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