Representation of Women and Underrepresented Groups in US Academic Medicine by Specialty

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2123512. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23512.

Authors

Alexander Yoo¹, Benjamin P George¹, Peggy Auinger¹, Emma Strawderman², David A Paul³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
² Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares trends in representation of women and underrepresented groups in medicine in US academic medicine by specialty.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Diversity*
Education, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Faculty, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Faculty, Medical / trends*
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Medicine / statistics & numerical data*
Middle Aged
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data*
United States
Women, Working / statistics & numerical data*