Essary Alison C, Coplan Bettie
Alison C. Essary is director of student affairs and an associate professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University in Phoenix. Bettie Coplan is a clinical associate professor in the PA program at Northern Arizona University in Phoenix. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2014 May;27(5):35-8. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000446231.08425.6d.
Women account for more than 70% of physician assistant (PA) students, 62% of practicing PAs, and 57% of faculty in PA programs. About half of all US medical students, 30% of actively practicing physicians, and 37% of faculty at academic medical centers are female. However, women in medicine are paid less than men for equal work effort and achieve fewer leadership positions within academia and medicine. Neglecting the skills and talents of women may lead to a workforce that fails to represent our patient and student populations.
医师助理（PA）专业的学生中，女性占比超过70%；执业医师助理中，女性占62%；医师助理专业项目的教员中，女性占57%。在美国所有医学生中，约一半是女性；积极执业的医师中，女性占30%；学术医疗中心的教员中，女性占37%。然而，从事医学工作的女性与男性付出同等努力却薪酬更低，且在学术界和医学界担任领导职位的人数也更少。忽视女性的技能和才能可能导致医疗队伍无法代表我们的患者群体和学生群体。
