• Sophia C Kamran, Karen M Winkfield, Joan Y Reede, and Neha Vapiwala.
• From the Department of Radiation Oncology (S.C.K.), Massachusetts General Hospital (J.Y.R.), the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership (J.Y.R.), Harvard Medical School (S.C.K.), and the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (J.Y.R.) - all in Boston; Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (K.M.W.); and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (N.V.).
• N. Engl. J. Med. 2022 Apr 7; 386 (14): 1363-1371.

AbstractThe 2020 U.S. Census data show a rapidly diversifying U.S. population. We sought to evaluate whether clinical faculty and leadership representation at academic medical schools reflects the diversifying population over time. Using data from the Association of American Medical Colleges for the period of 1977 through 2019, we found notable progress in female representation among clinical faculty, with smaller gains among department chairs and medical school deans. Racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in medicine are designated as such because their presence within the medical profession is disproportionate to the U.S. Census data. Even with accounting for this underrepresentation, clinical faculty and leadership positions show even starker disparities. Thoughtful policy implementation could help address this persistent underrepresentation among medical school faculty and leadership positions.Copyright © 2022 Massachusetts Medical Society.

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