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To investigate how gender, family commitments, and motivational factors affect the career success, professional activities, and income of medical graduates.

January 1, 1989Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

Roles and achievements factors affecting career success of medical graduates

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To investigate how gender, family commitments, and motivational factors affect the career success, professional activities, and income of medical graduates.
Conducted a questionnaire survey in 1987 among graduates of the University of Melbourne.
Achieved a 70% response rate with N=1,764 completed questionnaires, representative of the cohort in age and sex.
Commitment to family was identified as the primary adverse factor affecting career success for both male and female physicians.
Female gender was strongly associated with lower career success, fewer professional activities, and reduced income, with the pay gap remaining independent of hours worked.
Career selection factors differed markedly by sex: men were primarily motivated by professional considerations, whereas women prioritized social factors.

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Survey study reveals gender and family commitments hinder career success in medical graduates, highlighting the need to restructure postgraduate training.

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Dennerstein et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6feae88031ec7bb1dc0254 https://doi.org/10.3109/01674828909016681

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Survey study reveals gender and family commitments hinder career success in medical graduates, highlighting the need to restructure postgraduate training.

Roles and achievements factors affecting career success of medical graduates

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