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The Gender Pay Gap in Family Medicine: Evidence and Next Steps

Heather Paladine and Joanne Dempster
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 197-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210440
Heather Paladine
From the Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (HP and JD).
MD, MEd, FAAFP
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Joanne Dempster
From the Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (HP and JD).
MD, MHA
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