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. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110726.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10726.

Evaluation of Equitable Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine, 1980-2019

Bismarck C Odei  1 , Reshma Jagsi  2 , Dayssy Alexandra Diaz  1 , Daniel Addison  3 , Andrea Arnett  1 , James B Odei  4 , Darrion Mitchell  1
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Evaluation of Equitable Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine, 1980-2019

Bismarck C Odei et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates racial and ethnic representation among departmental chairs and faculty in academic medicine in the US from 1980 to 2019.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Jagsi reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health, Genentech, the Doris Duke Foundation, and the Komen Foundation; receiving grants and personal fees from the Greenwall Foundation; receiving personal fees from Amgen, Sherinian & Hasso, and Dressman, Benzinger, and Lavelle law firm; receiving stock options from Equity Quotient for service as advisor; and being an uncompensated founding member of Time’s Up Healthcare and a member of Board of Directors of American Society of Clinical Oncology. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Medical School Faculty, Senior Faculty, and Departmental Chairs by Race/Ethnicity, 1980-2019
In 1980, the total cohort size was 53 376 individuals; in 2019, the total cohort size was 185 649 individuals. A, In 1980, there were 44 881 (84.1%) White faculty, 24 386 (88.5%) White senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 2249 (92.4%) White departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. In 2019, there were 117 512 (63.3%) White faculty, 54 622 (70.9%) White senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 2586 (78.1%) White departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. B, In 1980, there were 3754 (7.0%) Asian faculty, 1330 (4.8%) Asian senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 33 (1.4%) Asian departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. In 2019, there were 38 112 (20.5%) Asian faculty, 13 107 (17.0%) Asian senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 335 (10.1%) Asian departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. C, In 1980, there were 993 (1.9%) Black faculty, 411 (1.5%) Black senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 44 (1.8%) Black departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. In 2019, there were 6859 (3.7%) Black faculty, 2054 (2.7%) Black senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 124 (3.7%) Black departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. D, In 1980, there were 1095 (2.1%) Hispanic faculty, 485 (1.8%) Hispanic senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 45 (1.8%) Hispanic departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools. In 2019, there were 6275 (3.4%) Hispanic faculty, 2265 (2.9%) Hispanic senior faculty (associate and full professors), and 118 (3.6%) Hispanic departmental chairs in MD-granting medical schools.
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