New Publication: Arthur Sweetman

New publication in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Professor Arthur Sweetman.

“Family physician pay inequality: a qualitative study exploring how physician responses to perceived patient expectations may explain gender, race, and immigration status pay differences,” joint with Monika Dutt, Katrina Shen, Gwen Feeny, Danielle O’Toole, Boris Kralj, Arthur Sweetman, Andrea Carruthers and Meredith Vanstone. 

Abstract
Pay inequality related to social identity has been observed among physicians, even after accounting for hours worked and specialty. Physician identity factors, such as gender and race, may contribute to practice behaviours in ways that affect income. In this study, we sought to explore how Ontario family physicians understand the relation between their identities and practice patterns and to form a theory of how identities may influence practice decisions in ways that result in income disparities.