• Mayo Clinic proceedings · Mar 2024

    Academic Promotions in Medicine: An Appraisal of Fairness.

    • Rahma Warsame, Yong-Hun Kim, Melody Y Ouk, Kristin C Mara, Martha Q Lacy, Sharonne N Hayes, Zamzam Shalle, Joyce Balls-Berry, Barbara L Jordan, Felicity T Enders, Alexandra P Wolanskyj-Spinner, and Robert J Spinner.
    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: warsame.rahma@mayo.edu.
    • Mayo Clin. Proc. 2024 Mar 1; 99 (3): 424434424-434.

    ObjectiveTo investigate whether the process of conferring academic rank or components of the promotion packet contribute to the lack of parity in academic advancement for women and individuals underrepresented in medicine (URMs).Patients And MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed prospective promotion applications to the position of associate professor or professor at Mayo Clinic from January 2, 2015, through July 1, 2019. Individuals with doctorate degrees who applied for either rank were included in the study. Data collected included demographic characteristics, curriculum vitae at time of application, committee score sheets, and deferral and approval decisions. Deferral rates for women compared with men and for URMs compared with non-URMs was the primary outcome.ResultsOf 462 people who applied for associate professor, 10% (n=46) were deferred. Those promoted had worked longer at Mayo Clinic (median, 6 years vs 2 years; P=.01), had more mentees (median, 6 vs 4; P=.02), authored more publications (median [interquartile range (IQR)], 39 [32-52] vs 30 [24-35]; P<.001), and were more likely to be on a National Institutes of Health or institutional grant (P<.05). Of the 320 people who applied for professor, 8.8% (n=28) were deferred. Those promoted had authored more publications (median [IQR], 77 [60-99] vs 56 [44-66]; P<.001) and were less likely to hold an elected office to a professional society (22.6% vs 39.3%; P=.05). There was no significant association between deferral status and sex (P>.4) or race/ethnicity (P>.9) for either rank.ConclusionThe process for academic advancement for professorships does not contribute to the gap in promotion rates for women and URMs.Copyright © 2023 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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