Women respond: leading health-care professionals answer questions on achieving success

Article Abstract:

Success can be defined as the achievement or attainment of specific goals. Most certainly, these goals and desires will be different for everyone. With more women joining the work force, and the health care profession in particular, a current and important issue for women is professional success. This article summarizes interviews with 15 women who have made successful careers for themselves in the field of chiropractic. All of these women have earned doctorate degrees in either chiropractic or biomedical science, and have established themselves in private practice, clinic practice or research. During the interviews these women were asked to discuss how they became interested in their field, how they reached their current level of success, and what obstacles they encountered along the way. Also, they were asked to comment on how they felt women were regarded in the health care profession and what future roles women might play in health care. Most of the women felt that they were not discriminated against based on sex, that if they acted in a professional manner they would be treated in the same manner, and that evaluations are based on performance and not gender. Although some of the women felt that inequalities still exist, others felt that career limitations are "self-imposed" and that in the health care profession these inequalities are being eliminated. The women perceived themselves as good providers of health care because they are compassionate. Difficulty in balancing a career and a family is an important concern for professional women. Hard work, professional attitude, and involvement in professional societies and activities were three of the keys to success that these professional women said are important. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Achievements and awards, Medical personnel, Interview, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Working women

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Summary of 1990 ACA Department of Statistics survey

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This article describes the results of the 1990 Department of Statistics survey conducted by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). The purpose of the survey is to provide a yearly summary of the types of practices and patients of chiropractors. In 1990, the average number of patients seen on a weekly basis by one chiropractor was 130, and the average number of new patients seeking services from chiropractors was almost seven per week, per doctor. The survey shows that 58 percent of the patients are women and 42 percent are men. Patients between the ages of 17 and 44 accounted for 44 percent of all patients seen, while those between the ages of 45 and 64 accounted for 35 percent. The chiropractors themselves worked an average of 43 hours per week, for 50.5 weeks during the year, and 89 percent worked full-time during that period. Solo practice was the most common form of practice (70 percent) followed by group practice (24 percent). The majority (55 percent) of all practicing chiropractors worked in a community with 50,000 or more residents, while very few (2.4 percent) worked in small communities with less than 2,500 residents. The use of office computers increased from 8 percent in 1981 to 58 percent in 1990. In 1990, 13.6 percent of the members of the ACA were women, slightly more than in 1989 (13.2 percent), and far more than in 1975 when only 3.2 percent were women. The median age of the members was 40 years, and the median age at graduation from chiropractic school was 27 years. The median after-tax income for chiropractors in 1989 was $70,417. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Reports, Surveys, American Chiropractic Association

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