Perceptions of Parenting Challenges and Career Progression Among Physician Faculty at an Academic Hospital

Helen Kang Morgan; Kanakadurga Singer; James T Fitzgerald; Kirk J Brower; Brooke M Spencley; Lauren E Owens; Heather L Burrows

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29076

Perceptions of Parenting Challenges and Career Progression Among Physician Faculty at an Academic Hospital

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Dec 1;3(12):e2029076. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29076.

Authors

Helen Kang Morgan^{1

2}, Kanakadurga Singer³, James T Fitzgerald², Kirk J Brower⁴, Brooke M Spencley⁵, Lauren E Owens¹, Heather L Burrows³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Abstract

This survey study compares the perceptions of male and female physician faculty members who have children regarding parenting challenges and career progression at an academic hospital.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Adult
Career Mobility
Faculty, Medical / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parenting / psychology*
Perception
Physicians, Women / psychology
Sex Factors*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace / psychology*