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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

COVID-19 and Access to Medical Professional Careers: Does Gender Matter?

Montserrat Díaz-Fernández, Mar Llorente-Marrón, Virginia Cocina-Díaz, Victor Asensi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Montserrat Díaz-FernándezDepartment of Quantitative Economics, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3864-0041
Mar Llorente-MarrónDepartment of Quantitative Economics, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7409-1695
Virginia Cocina-DíazDepartment of Sociology, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
Victor AsensiDepartment of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.

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Abstract

objectiveTo know to what extent home confinement resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the results of the Medical Intern Resident Program (MIR) exam and whether or not a gender gap has occurred as a consequence.

methodEconometric modeling of the final result obtained in the MIR exam and identification of the explanatory factors that determine it and its relevance, effect and meaning.

resultsFrom the results obtained in the MIR test of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 calls, it can be seen that examinations and academic records together with demographic and calendar factors are determinants to explain the observed behavior of the final result. In relation to the gender factor, the existence of a differential fixed effect in favor of women is shown, although the interaction with the exam shows the opposite result. The nationality variable allows us to visualize a scenario of academic homogeneity. The effect of the calendar directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic makes it possible to quantify the negative impact exerted on the final result.

conclusions(1) The work reflects the impact of factors such as sex, nationality or the COVID-19 pandemic on access to specialized health training in Spain. (2) In contrast to previous studies, we found a significant difference in behavior between men and women, favorably linked to the female sex. However, the so-called sprint effect associated with the male sex was detected. (3) The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the final score are visualized. The existing differential with respect to the control category is quantified and the dominance of the hierarchical position of the temporal component within the set of explanatory factors is visualized.

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COVID-19ExistentialismFemaleHumansMalePandemicsPhysical ExaminationSpainaccess medicalgenderpandemic COVID-19profession

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