Race and ethnicity, gender, and promotion of physicians in academic medicine

Race and ethnicity, gender, and promotion of physicians in academic medicine
JAMA Network Open; Lauren Clark, MS; Elena Shergina, PhD; Nathalia Machado, PhD; Taneisha S. Scheuermann, PhD; Nasrin Sultana, MS; Deepika Polineni, MD; Grace H. Shih, MD; Robert D. Simari, MD; Jo A. Wick, PhD; Kimber P. Richter, PhD, MPH; 11/24
Medical school faculty training the next generation of physicians do not resemble the diversity of America. Compared with the US working population, American Indian, Black, and Hispanic people are underrepresented in the physician workforce. These findings indicate that preferential promotion of White men within academic medicine continues to persist in the new millennium, with racially and ethnically diverse women experiencing greater underpromotion. To achieve a workforce that reflects the diversity of the US population, this study suggests that academic medicine needs to transform its culture and practices surrounding faculty appointments and promotions.