"Long-term Repercussions" for Gender Equity in Medicine
The potential damage extends to the entire profession and the healthcare system itself. The profession is already struggling to retain young female physicians, and this situation is likely to make that problem worse and have long-term consequences. Citing data showing that female physicians spend more time with patients and that their patients may have better outcomes, the authors write that the consequences of losing more early-career female physicians "could be devastating to the US healthcare system, particularly in the context of a global pandemic and an impending physician shortage."
Cite this: Pandemic Stresses Harder on Physician Moms Than Physician Dads: Study - Medscape - Nov 12, 2021.