ObGYN
Honors Principles of Biomedical Science
September 29.2013 Obstetrician – Gynecologist Obstetrician/gynecologist (OBGYN) specializes in women health needs, including annual exams, obstetric care during pregnancy, gynecological surgery, infertility treatment, breast care and treatment of osteoporosis. OBGYN’s are two surgical medical specialties that deals with the female reproductive organ, in their pregnant and non-pregnant state. OBGYN stands for obstetrics and gynecology, which is a specialty with a combined focus on pregnancy, delivery, and female sexual and reproductive health. Most recognize OBGYN’s as the doctors who deliver babies or perform gynecological exams; however, few realize the variety of surgical services that these medical professionals provide, from cesarean sections to fibroid removal. Obstetrical gynecology is one of the main physician specialties to provide family planning services. The average salaries of obstetricians and gynecologists somewhat dropped from 2010 to 2011, and the mean salary averaged around $220,000, according to Medscape's "OB/GYN Compensation Report: 2012 Results." From the Medscape’s Compensation from 2011 survey mean salary of all OB/GYNs: $220,000. The Percentage of OBGYN’s who made $400,000 or more is12 percent, the Percentage of OBGYN’s who made $100,000 or less is 19 percent, the mean annual compensation of male OBGYN’s is $234,000, the mean annual compensation of female OBGYN’s is $206,000, the highest paying region was Great Lakes ($245,000), the lowest paying region was Northeast ($205,000), and the mean compensation of hospital-employed OBGYN’s is $194,000. During 1991–1995, heart disease death rates remained the highest for African-American women, followed by white, American Indian/ Alaskan Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander women, with more than a twofold difference between the lowest and highest rates (8).
September 29.2013 Obstetrician – Gynecologist Obstetrician/gynecologist (OBGYN) specializes in women health needs, including annual exams, obstetric care during pregnancy, gynecological surgery, infertility treatment, breast care and treatment of osteoporosis. OBGYN’s are two surgical medical specialties that deals with the female reproductive organ, in their pregnant and non-pregnant state. OBGYN stands for obstetrics and gynecology, which is a specialty with a combined focus on pregnancy, delivery, and female sexual and reproductive health. Most recognize OBGYN’s as the doctors who deliver babies or perform gynecological exams; however, few realize the variety of surgical services that these medical professionals provide, from cesarean sections to fibroid removal. Obstetrical gynecology is one of the main physician specialties to provide family planning services. The average salaries of obstetricians and gynecologists somewhat dropped from 2010 to 2011, and the mean salary averaged around $220,000, according to Medscape's "OB/GYN Compensation Report: 2012 Results." From the Medscape’s Compensation from 2011 survey mean salary of all OB/GYNs: $220,000. The Percentage of OBGYN’s who made $400,000 or more is12 percent, the Percentage of OBGYN’s who made $100,000 or less is 19 percent, the mean annual compensation of male OBGYN’s is $234,000, the mean annual compensation of female OBGYN’s is $206,000, the highest paying region was Great Lakes ($245,000), the lowest paying region was Northeast ($205,000), and the mean compensation of hospital-employed OBGYN’s is $194,000. During 1991–1995, heart disease death rates remained the highest for African-American women, followed by white, American Indian/ Alaskan Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander women, with more than a twofold difference between the lowest and highest rates (8).