Racial and ethnic disparities in promotion and retention of academic surgeons

Racial/ethnic diversity remains poor in academic surgery. However, no study has quantified differences in the rates of retention and promotion of underrepresented minority (URM) academic surgeons. The American Association of Medical Colleges Faculty Roster was used to track all first-time assistant...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 2018-10, Vol.216 (4), p.678-682
Hauptverfasser: Abelson, Jonathan S., Wong, Natalie Z., Symer, Matthew, Eckenrode, Gregory, Watkins, Anthony, Yeo, Heather L.
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Zusammenfassung:Racial/ethnic diversity remains poor in academic surgery. However, no study has quantified differences in the rates of retention and promotion of underrepresented minority (URM) academic surgeons. The American Association of Medical Colleges Faculty Roster was used to track all first-time assistant and associate professors appointed between 1/1/2003 and 12/31/2006. Primary endpoints were percent promotion and retention at ten-year follow-up. Initially, the majority of assistant and associate professors of surgery were White (62%; 75%). Black assistant professors had lower 10-year promotion rates across all specialties (p 
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.07.020