Trends in the Inclusion of Black and Female Surgeons in Invited Visiting Professorships

Mika M Tabata; Eben L Rosenthal; Carlie J Arbaugh; Cindy Kin; Emiley Kim; Laura A Graham; Mary T Hawn

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2137

Trends in the Inclusion of Black and Female Surgeons in Invited Visiting Professorships

JAMA Surg. 2019 Sep 1;154(9):878-879. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2137.

Authors

Mika M Tabata¹, Eben L Rosenthal², Carlie J Arbaugh¹, Cindy Kin³, Emiley Kim⁴, Laura A Graham⁵, Mary T Hawn³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
³ Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
⁴ Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
⁵ Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research & Education Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Abstract

This study examines the changes in the composition of visiting professorships by race and sex at 25 academic surgical programs from 2007 through 2017.

MeSH terms

Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
Career Choice
Faculty / statistics & numerical data*
Faculty, Medical / organization & administration*
Female
Humans
Leadership
Physicians, Women / statistics & numerical data*
Surgeons / statistics & numerical data*
United States