For the Love of the Game: Calculating the Premium Associated With Academic Surgical Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to determine the premium associated with a career in academic surgery, as measured by compensation normalized to the work relative value unit (wRVU).

Background

An academic surgical career embodying innovation and mentorship offers intrinsic rewards but is not well monetized. We know compensation for academic surgeons is less than their nonacademic counterparts, but the value of clinical effort, as normalized to the wRVU, between academic and nonacademic surgeons has not been well characterized. Thus, we analyzed the variations in the valuation of academic and nonacademic surgical work from 2010 to 2022.

Methods

We utilized Medical Group Management Association Provider Compensation data from 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 to compare academic and nonaca

SUBMITTER: Grimsley EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature