title: [The professional and private situation of male and female physicians entering postgraduate medical education in Germany].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the professional and the private situation of medical interns at the onset of their postgraduate training in Germany. We analysed the contractual situation and the working hours in the hospital, the professional situation of the partner and the number of hours invested in private life with special reference to gender and children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A standardised postal survey was conducted among all last year medical students in the medical faculties of Erlangen, Giessen, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Cologne, Leipzig and Magdeburg after entering postgraduate training. 1 009 were contacted for a first follow-up one year later and 87% responded. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis shows that female physicians are disadvantaged compared to males with regard to various professional and private conditions relevant for career development, especially when children are present. We found a large number of hints pointing towards a persistence of traditional role patterns within the couple relationship. These conditions differed substantially between the regions of former German Federal and former German Democratic Republic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A growing number of children in the study population in the course of the longitudinal analysis will show if these gender-related differences persist in the course of the training period and which influences on career development can be observed.
authors: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: van den Bussche
authors: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Wonneberger
authors: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Birck
authors: Klinik für Allgemeine Internistische Medizin und Psychosomatik, Universität Heidelberg.
authors: J-H
authors: JH
authors: Schultz
authors: Institut für Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitsökonomie, Universität -Magdeburg.
authors: B-P
authors: BP
authors: Robra
authors: Medizinische Klinik, Universität Erlangen.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Schmidt
authors: Studiendekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät, Universität Köln.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Stosch
authors: Studiendekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät, Universität Gießen.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Wagner
authors: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Scherer
authors: Zentrum für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Universität Leipzig.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Pöge
authors: Zentrum für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Universität Leipzig.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Rothe
authors: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Gedrose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D063507:Sexism / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult