Bonnie T Niu1, Savvas Nicolaou2, Deborah Levine3, Pina C Sanelli4, Hani Abujudeh5, Javed Siddiqi6, Bruce B Forster7, Faisal Khosa8. 1. Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2. Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Director of Emergency Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 3. Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York; Professor in the Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research; Executive Director, Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York. 5. Specialist-in-Chief of Detroit Medical Center Radiology, Detroit, Michigan; Envision Physician Services, Nashville, Tennessee. 6. Chief of Neurosurgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group, Colton, California; Professor & Chair, Dept of Surgery, California University of Science & Medicine, Colton, California. 7. Professor and Head, Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia. 8. Associate Professor in Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: fkhosa@gmail.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gender and racial profiles of US academic radiology faculty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of the American Association of Medical College database of radiology faculty members from 2006 to 2017 by academic rank, chair position, race or ethnicity, and gender. The data were described with annual proportions and average annual counts and fit to a Poisson regression model. Comparison data were taken from American Association of Medical College on matriculants at US medical schools and from ACGME on radiology residents. RESULTS: Women increased significantly in the ranks of professor by 4.5%, associate professor by 4.8%, and assistant professor by 4.8% (P < .05). Asian and multiple race non-Hispanic radiologists increased in the rank of professor by 5.9% and 3.1%, respectively (P < .05). Among department chairs, only women and Asian faculty increased by 6.4% and 7.5%, respectively (P < .05). The proportion of women chairs increased from 10.0% (19 of 191) in 2006 to 17.4% (39 of 224) in 2017. Black and Hispanic chairs collectively represented less than 10% of the total chairs every year. DISCUSSION: The significant percent annual increase in women faculty in academic ranks and chair positions suggests that the radiology faculty is becoming more diverse. However, the decreasing proportion of women with increasing academic ranks within each year of the study period suggests attrition or lack of promotion of women radiology faculty. The disparity in black and Hispanic faculty members and chairs suggests that emphasis should continue to be placed on tailored recruitment.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gender and racial profiles of US academic radiology faculty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of the American Association of Medical College database of radiology faculty members from 2006 to 2017 by academic rank, chair position, race or ethnicity, and gender. The data were described with annual proportions and average annual counts and fit to a Poisson regression model. Comparison data were taken from American Association of Medical College on matriculants at US medical schools and from ACGME on radiology residents. RESULTS:Women increased significantly in the ranks of professor by 4.5%, associate professor by 4.8%, and assistant professor by 4.8% (P < .05). Asian and multiple race non-Hispanic radiologists increased in the rank of professor by 5.9% and 3.1%, respectively (P < .05). Among department chairs, only women and Asian faculty increased by 6.4% and 7.5%, respectively (P < .05). The proportion of women chairs increased from 10.0% (19 of 191) in 2006 to 17.4% (39 of 224) in 2017. Black and Hispanic chairs collectively represented less than 10% of the total chairs every year. DISCUSSION: The significant percent annual increase in women faculty in academic ranks and chair positions suggests that the radiology faculty is becoming more diverse. However, the decreasing proportion of women with increasing academic ranks within each year of the study period suggests attrition or lack of promotion of women radiology faculty. The disparity in black and Hispanic faculty members and chairs suggests that emphasis should continue to be placed on tailored recruitment.
Authors: Dayle Davenport; Al'ai Alvarez; Sreeja Natesan; Martina T Caldwell; Moises Gallegos; Adaira Landry; Melissa Parsons; Michael Gottlieb Journal: West J Emerg Med Date: 2022-01-03