Explorations in Work/Practice Options
A Joint Project of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association Women Physicians Congress.
This Web site provides you with the tools to assess your work/practice options to better meet your personal and professional needs.
In the news
The January 2009 issue of Academic Medicine includes articles on part-time work and status of women in academic medicine. A number of the articles in this issue are available without a subscription.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Reentry Web site provides resources for physicians and organizations on physician reentry into the workforce. It includes a series of issue briefs on physician reentry topics.
Background
More physicians are working in non-traditional and/or mulitiple positions; job sharing; withdrawing from the workforce for periods of time; and/or working with reduced hours or part-time, either short- or long-term as noted in these research findings:
- According to data collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 56 percent of pediatricians are women, of whom 35 percent worked part-time in 2006 (excluding residents and those in fellowship training).
- A 2002 survey of 511 physicians conducted by the AMA and the AAP found that more than 40 percent of the respondents had worked part-time and that the duration of part-time employment ranged from 2 months to 35 years.
- This same survey also found a wide range of perspectives regarding the number of hours worked per week that could be considered part-time/reduced hours of employment. Most responses ranged from 16 to 30 hours per week with an approximately equal number of respondents at the low and high ends of the range.
We invite you to share your ideas and suggestions so that we can continue to build this resource, and to give us feedback through the Web site survey. The AAP and AMA are committed to working together to explore these important workforce issues and help our members find the best practice options for them and their patients.
Work/Practice Options Reading List
Reading list of articles related to part-time work and other practice options for physicians.
Part-Time Work Options Resource Links
Provides resources for additional information on work/practice options.
Physician profiles
Profiles of physicians who work part-time
Self-Assessment Tools
Work/practice Options Assessment Tools
Explorations in Work/Practice Options Web site Feedback
Feedback form for the AMA Explorations in Work/Practice Options Web site.
Curriculum vitae tools and resources
Tools and resources for physicians on developing a curriculum vitae.
