Association of Gender With Financial Relationships Between Industry and Academic Otolaryngologists.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gender disparities continue to exist in the medical profession, including potential disparities in industry-supported financial contributions. Although there are potential drawbacks to industry relationships, such industry ties have the potential to promote scholarly discourse and increase understanding and accessibility of novel technologies and drugs.

Objectives

To evaluate whether gender disparities exist in relationships between pharmaceutical and/or medical device industries and academic otolaryngologists.

Design, setting, and participants

An analysis of bibliometric data and industry funding of academic otolaryngologists.

Main outcomes and measures

Industry payments as reported within the CMS Open Payment Database.

Methods

Online faculty

SUBMITTER: Eloy JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710564 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature