Evaluation of Equitable Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine, 1980-2019

Bismarck C Odei; Reshma Jagsi; Dayssy Alexandra Diaz; Daniel Addison; Andrea Arnett; James B Odei; Darrion Mitchell

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10726

Evaluation of Equitable Racial and Ethnic Representation Among Departmental Chairs in Academic Medicine, 1980-2019

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110726. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10726.

Authors

Bismarck C Odei¹, Reshma Jagsi², Dayssy Alexandra Diaz¹, Daniel Addison³, Andrea Arnett¹, James B Odei⁴, Darrion Mitchell¹

Affiliations

¹ Ohio State University James Cancer Center, Columbus.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Cardiology, Ohio State University, Columbus.
⁴ Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates racial and ethnic representation among departmental chairs and faculty in academic medicine in the US from 1980 to 2019.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers / organization & administration*
Academic Medical Centers / statistics & numerical data*
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
Faculty, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Faculty, Medical / trends
Female
Forecasting
Health Facility Administrators / statistics & numerical data*
Health Facility Administrators / trends
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data*
United States