Survey on female physicians' life events and career support

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  • Kataoka Hitomi
    Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Career Center for Medical and Health care professionals, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Center for Graduate Medical Education, Okayama University Hospital
  • Seki Akiho
    Okayama Health Foundation, Okayama, Japan
  • Kawabata Tomoko
    Career Center for Medical and Health care professionals, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Teshigawara Sanae
    Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Career Center for Medical and Health care professionals, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Iwase Toshihide
    Center for Medical Cooperation, Human Resources Placement and Career Promotion of Okayama Prefecture
  • Obika Mikako
    Center for Graduate Medical Education, Okayama University Hospital
  • Onishi Hirotaka
    International Research Center for Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo

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  • 女性医師のライフイベントを考慮したキャリア支援 : 岡山大学アンケート調査
  • ジョセイ イシ ノ ライフイベント オ コウリョ シタ キャリア シエン : オカヤマ ダイガク アンケート チョウサ

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Abstract

<p>Introduction: In Japan, the number of female physicians is increasing rapidly. The importance of education focused on career development and the work-life balance is increasingly being recognized.</p><p>Methods: In February 2008, we sent a questionnaire regarding the working status and life events to 1,374 female physicians who graduated from Okayama University Medical School or who were working at university-affiliated hospitals and facilities at the time of the investigation.</p><p>Results: Of the 376 respondents (26.8% response rate), we analyzed 360 respondents whose specialty is clinical medicine. Among them, 75.9% (n=269) of female physicians have partners, 70.2% (n=233) have children, and most of the female physicians experience these life events from age of 25-29 years. Although 82.1% (n=216) regarded the timing of their marriage as appropriate, 65.2% (n=144) regarded it as appropriate about having first child. Of the 174 respondents who returned to clinical work, 32.2% (n=56) returned to the same position as a full-time worker, and 27.6% (n=48) changed their position from full-time to part-time. Important factors to return to work easily, 〈understanding from their supervisors〉, 〈support from their family〉, and an appropriate amount of work were the top three reasons.</p><p></p><p>Discussion: It is important to educate medical students about career development based on the life stage and work-life balance for gender equality in medicine.</p>

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