Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 21, 2026

A System for Tracking the Dynamics of Social Preference Behavior in Small Rodents
Published on: November 21, 2019
Professional Societies, Political Action Committees, and Party Preferences
Steven L Bernstein1, Carol L Barsky, Eleanor Powell
1Steven L. Bernstein is with the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Carol L. Barsky is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, and the Yale-New Haven Hospital. At the time of the study, Eleanor Powell was with the Department of Political Science and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University.
Abstract:
Societies representing physician specialties and other health care personnel commonly have political action committees (PACs). These PACs seek to advance their members' interests through advocacy and campaign contributions. We examined contribution data for health care workers' PACs from the 2010 to 2012 election cycles and found that higher annual income was strongly associated with greater giving to Republican candidates. Patterns of giving may offer insights into various medical workers' party preferences, political leanings, and views of health care reform.
More Related Videos
14:43A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
Published on: January 12, 2018
06:42Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Posterior Medial Frontal Cortex to Experimentally Reduce Ideological Threat Responses
Published on: September 28, 2018
Related Concept Videos
Group Polarization
Social Proof
National Nursing Organizations I
Self Within Cultural Contexts
Impact of Groups on Groups
Healthcare Agencies I