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ArticleJournal of academic ophthalmology (2017)2025

Ophthalmology at the Veterans Health Administration: How Sex and Other Factors Affect Salary.

Tyler J Carman, David H Parkinson, Nabiha B Habib, Charles W Ryan, Danielle T DuPuis, Julie M Rosenthal, Denise S Kim, Denise A John, Alejandra M Maiz, Rajesh C Rao

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Article in Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Tyler J CarmanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David H ParkinsonMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Nabiha B HabibMichigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Charles W RyanMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Danielle T DuPuisUniversity of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Julie M RosenthalDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Denise S KimDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Denise A JohnDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Alejandra M MaizDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Rajesh C RaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

VIVARIUM MODULEP30EY007003 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI David Antonetti · 1987 to 2026
$17.6M
Molecular Determinants for WDR5-Driven Transcriptional Regulation at Lineage-Specifying Genes During RetinogenesisR01EY030989 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI RAO, RAJESH C. · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY007003NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To determine factors that contribute to current salary differences among ophthalmologists employed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of full-time equivalent salaries of Veterans Health Administration ophthalmologists who received a federal salary in 2021. Differences in average salary with respect to various demographic variables were analyzed. Results: Data for 632 salaried VHA ophthalmologists (262 females [41.5 %]) were included. Although biological sex alone did not have a crude, statistically significant effect on average VHA ophthalmologist salary ( Conclusion: Female sex is associated with a significantly lower initial compensation for ophthalmologists employed by the VHA when adjusting for chief status, paygrade, VISN region, complexity level, academic rank, and years at the VHA. Although several factors could be involved in the apparent salary disparities found within this study, policy changes may be important to ensure compensation is equitable across VHA centers.

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PMID42028067
PMCPMC13099271

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