Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/299918 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16990
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Female physicians remain underrepresented in surgical specialties in Japan. The 2004 New Postgraduate Medical Education Program mandated a two-year rotating residency that allowed residents to choose their specialty after training in multiple fields, including surgery. Following this reform, there was a 2.7 percentage points increase in female physicians choosing general surgery and a 1.5 percentage points increase in urology being chosen, compared to male physicians, as well as a 3.4 percentage points decrease in internal medicine being chosen. This shift of female physicians toward male-dominated surgical specialties is primarily seen in breast surgery, catering to female patients, and in urology, known for its shorter workweeks.
Subjects: 
specialty choice
policy reform
gender
JEL: 
J16
J24
J44
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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