Table 1.
Male and female IR physician characteristics. SD: standard deviation. “None” for h index indicates that the physician had no publications. “None” for academic rank indicates that no rank was assigned to that physician by his or her institution; “N/A” indicates that the academic rank could not be ascertained.
| Women (n=108) | Men (n=734) | Total (n=842) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years since graduation | < 0.001 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 16 (9) | 20 (10) | 19 (10) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 13 (8, 22) | 18 (11, 27) | 17 (11, 26) | |
| Min — Max | 6 — 49 | 4 — 52 | 4 — 52 | |
| H index | 0.024 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 7 (8) | 10 (13) | 10 (12) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 4 (2, 9) | 6 (2, 15) | 5 (2, 13) | |
| Min — Max | 0— 43 | 0 — 154 | 0 — 154 | |
| None | 7 | 53 | 60 | |
| Academic rank | 0.248 | |||
| None | 12 (11%) | 50 (7%) | 62 (7%) | |
| Instructor | 3 (3%) | 18 (2%) | 21 (2%) | |
| Assistant | 49 (45%) | 267 (36%) | 316 (38%) | |
| Associate | 13 (12%) | 105 (14%) | 118 (14%) | |
| Professor | 7 (6%) | 82 (11%) | 89 (11%) | |
| N/A | 24 (22%) | 212 (29%) | 236 (28%) | |
| Mean (SD) h index and years in since medical school graduation by academic rank: | ||||
| Instructor | ||||
| n | 3 | 18 | ||
| H index | 0.7 (0.6) | 5.6 (3.4) | ||
| Years since graduation | 9 (3) | 15.1 (7.5) | ||
| Assistant | ||||
| n | 49 | 267 | ||
| H index | 3.6 (3.2) | 5.1 (6.4) | ||
| Years since graduation | 11.2 (6.1) | 15.7 (8.5) | ||
| Associate | ||||
| n | 13 | 105 | ||
| H index | 12.7 (5.5) | 11.9 (8) | ||
| Years since graduation | 21.6 (6.5) | 24.9 (8) | ||
| Professor | ||||
| n | 7 | 82 | ||
| H index | 22.1 (12.7) | 27.5 (20.5) | ||
| Years since graduation | 30.3 (7.8) | 31.1 (7.7) | ||