Income disparities shape medical student specialty choice.
Currently, a gap of more than $135,000 separates the median annual subspecialist income from that of a primary care physician, yielding a $3.5 million difference in expected income over a lifetime. These income disparities dissuade medical students from selecting primary care and should be addressed to ensure sufficient patient access to primary care.
Wilder
Venis
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Dodoo
Martey S
MS
Phillips
Robert L
RL
Teevan
Bridget
B
Bazemore
Andrew W
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Petterson
Stephen M
SM
Xierali
Imam
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D002321:Career Choice; D005251:Fees, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics*; D013038:Specialization / Q000191:economics*