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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Disappointing but I can’t say I am terribly surprised. Thanks for sending our way <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'>Beth Piraino, MD</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D'>Professor of Medicine</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D'>518 Scaife Hall </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D'>3550 Terrace Street</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Pittsburgh, Pa 15216</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Telephone 412 648 9891</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'>Telefax 412 648 8768</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:piraino@pitt.edu">piraino@pitt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Any unauthorized or improper disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this document is prohibited. 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For those seen at University Center Renal Clinic, you may use Health Trak instead. </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu [mailto:womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Weisz, Ora Anna<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 04, 2013 8:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> womeninmedicine@list.pitt.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Womeninmedicine] article on gender gap in health care industry earnings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>A new study published by JAMA Internal Medicine found, “…there was no statistically significant improvement over time in the earnings of female physicians relative to male physicians. Overall, the gender gap decreased considerably outside of the health care industry but inconsistently within it.” <br><a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/23865284:23792892045:m:1:1612447464:D593C0EA624154F60BF5504424E07607:r">http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1733450</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>