Gender Differences in Work-Life Integration Among Medical Physicists.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To generate an understanding of the primary concerns facing medical physicists regarding integration of a demanding technical career with their personal lives.

Methods and materials

In 2019, we recruited 32 medical physics residents, faculty, and staff via emails to US medical physics residency program directors to participate in a 1-hour, semistructured interview that elicited their thoughts on several topics, including work-life integration. Standard techniques of qualitative thematic analysis were used to generate the research findings.

Results

Of the participants, 50% were women and 69% were non-Hispanic White individuals, with a mean (SD) age of 37.5 (7.4) years. They were evenly split between residents and faculty or staff. Participant responses centered

SUBMITTER: Paradis KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8260998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature