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Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists.

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Holliday, E; Griffith, KA; De Castro, R; Stewart, A; Ubel, P; Jagsi, R
Published in: Journal of general internal medicine
April 2015

Resources, including space, equipment, funding, personnel, and protected time, are essential in academic medical careers. Negotiation often plays a key role in the distribution of these resources.This study explored gender differences in resources, negotiation behaviors, and negotiation outcomes in a sample of career development awardees.Postal survey of a cohort of 1,708 clinician-researchers with responses from 1,275 (75 % response rate).Researchers who received NIH K08 or K23 awards between 2006 and 2009.We analyzed gender differences in resources, negotiation behaviors, and negotiation outcomes, using regression models adjusted for race, K award type, K award year, degree, academic rank, specialty, and institutional funding.Over one-fifth of respondents reported inadequate access to research space and one-third had asked for increased space or equipment. Perceived adequacy of these physical resources did not differ significantly by gender, but a higher proportion of women reported inadequate access to grants administrators (34.8 %) and statistical support (49.9 %) than men (26.9 %; p = 0.002 and 43.4 %; p = 0.025, respectively). Women were more likely to have asked for reduction in clinical hours (24.1 % vs. 19.3 %; p = 0.02) and to have raised concerns about unfair treatment (50.2 % vs. 38.2 %; p < 0.001). Overall, 42.9 % of women and 35.9 % of men asked for a raise in the two years preceding the survey (p = 0.09), and among those who had asked for increased resources, the likelihood that the request was granted did not differ significantly by gender.Many career development award recipients report resource needs and negotiate for increased resources. Gender differences in perceived access to research support personnel exist even in this select cohort of K awardees. Institutions should provide appropriate training in negotiation and ensure adequate and equitable distribution of resources to promote academic success.

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Published In

Journal of general internal medicine

DOI

EISSN

1525-1497

ISSN

0884-8734

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

401 / 407

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Research Personnel
  • Physicians, Women
  • Physicians
  • Negotiating
  • Motivation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Holliday, E., Griffith, K. A., De Castro, R., Stewart, A., Ubel, P., & Jagsi, R. (2015). Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30(4), 401–407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2988-5
Holliday, Emma, Kent A. Griffith, Rochelle De Castro, Abigail Stewart, Peter Ubel, and Reshma Jagsi. “Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists.Journal of General Internal Medicine 30, no. 4 (April 2015): 401–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2988-5.
Holliday E, Griffith KA, De Castro R, Stewart A, Ubel P, Jagsi R. Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists. Journal of general internal medicine. 2015 Apr;30(4):401–7.
Holliday, Emma, et al. “Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists.Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol. 30, no. 4, Apr. 2015, pp. 401–07. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2988-5.
Holliday E, Griffith KA, De Castro R, Stewart A, Ubel P, Jagsi R. Gender differences in resources and negotiation among highly motivated physician-scientists. Journal of general internal medicine. 2015 Apr;30(4):401–407.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of general internal medicine

DOI

EISSN

1525-1497

ISSN

0884-8734

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

401 / 407

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Research Personnel
  • Physicians, Women
  • Physicians
  • Negotiating
  • Motivation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans