Thought you might find the attached article interesting. The summary is as
follows:
Researchers contend the way women practice medicine is "good" for health
outcomes.
The London Free Press (3/9, Spencer) reported that a paper appearing in the
Journal of the American Medical Association takes "direct aim at doctors and
data suggesting women physicians don't work as hard as men." Dr. Susan
Phillips, a Queen's University family medicine specialist, and Emily Austin,
a student, "conclude not only do females pull their weight, 'the
feminization of medicine is good for health outcomes.'" Dr. Phillips noted
that "there's a steady stream of articles in the medical literature
suggesting that because women [doctors] work shorter hours and won't work
until they die, that this may be a problem in terms of access to care." But,
Dr. Phillips and Austin "argue what women lack in work hours, they make up
in other ways." For instance, "The majority of women doctors go into family
practice," and "some studies show a strong primary care system contributes
to longer life expectancy in many countries." They also contend that "the
way women practice strengthens this system," because they "tend to spend
longer with each patient, communicate better and put more stress on
preventive care."
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