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dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Neeraja B.
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Robert H.
dc.contributor.authorAsh, Arlene S.
dc.contributor.authorFranco, Shakira
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Phyllis L.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:42.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:17:17Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:17:17Z
dc.date.issued2004-03-11
dc.date.submitted2010-07-01
dc.identifier.citationJ Gen Intern Med. 2004 Mar;19(3):259-65. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1492150/pdf/jgi_20409.pdf">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn0884-8734 (Linking)
dc.identifier.pmid15009781
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47592
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Despite the need to recruit and retain minority faculty in academic medicine, little is known about the experiences of minority faculty, in particular their self-reported experience of racial and ethnic discrimination at their institutions. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of self-reported experience of racial/ethnic discrimination among faculty of U.S. medical schools, as well as associations with outcomes, such as career satisfaction, academic rank, and number of peer-reviewed publications. DESIGN: A 177-item self-administered mailed survey of U.S. medical school faculty. SETTING: Twenty-four randomly selected medical schools in the contiguous United States. PARTICIPANTS: A random sample of 1,979 full-time faculty, stratified by medical school, specialty, graduation cohort, and gender. MEASUREMENTS: Frequency of self-reported experiences of racial/ethnic bias and discrimination. RESULTS: The response rate was 60%. Of 1,833 faculty eligible, 82% were non-Hispanic white, 10% underrepresented minority (URM), and 8% non-underrepresented minority (NURM). URM and NURM faculty were substantially more likely than majority faculty to perceive racial/ethnic bias in their academic environment (odds ratio [OR], 5.4; P <.01 and OR, 2.6; P <.01, respectively). Nearly half (48%) of URM and 26% of NURM reported experiencing racial/ethnic discrimination by a superior or colleague. Faculty with such reported experiences had lower career satisfaction scores than other faculty (P <.01). However, they received comparable salaries, published comparable numbers of papers, and were similarly likely to have attained senior rank (full or associate professor). CONCLUSIONS: Many minority faculty report experiencing racial/ethnic bias in academic medicine and have lower career satisfaction than other faculty. Despite this, minority faculty who reported experiencing racial/ethnic discrimination achieved academic productivity similar to that of other faculty.
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1492150/pdf/jgi_20409.pdf
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectEthnic Groups
dc.subjectFaculty, Medical
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subject*Job Satisfaction
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectMinority Groups
dc.subject*Prejudice
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSchools, Medical
dc.subjectBiostatistics
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.titleFaculty self-reported experience with racial and ethnic discrimination in academic medicine
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of general internal medicine
dc.source.volume19
dc.source.issue3
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/721
dc.identifier.contextkey1378868
html.description.abstract<p>BACKGROUND: Despite the need to recruit and retain minority faculty in academic medicine, little is known about the experiences of minority faculty, in particular their self-reported experience of racial and ethnic discrimination at their institutions.</p> <p>OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of self-reported experience of racial/ethnic discrimination among faculty of U.S. medical schools, as well as associations with outcomes, such as career satisfaction, academic rank, and number of peer-reviewed publications.</p> <p>DESIGN: A 177-item self-administered mailed survey of U.S. medical school faculty.</p> <p>SETTING: Twenty-four randomly selected medical schools in the contiguous United States.</p> <p>PARTICIPANTS: A random sample of 1,979 full-time faculty, stratified by medical school, specialty, graduation cohort, and gender.</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS: Frequency of self-reported experiences of racial/ethnic bias and discrimination.</p> <p>RESULTS: The response rate was 60%. Of 1,833 faculty eligible, 82% were non-Hispanic white, 10% underrepresented minority (URM), and 8% non-underrepresented minority (NURM). URM and NURM faculty were substantially more likely than majority faculty to perceive racial/ethnic bias in their academic environment (odds ratio [OR], 5.4; P <.01 and OR, 2.6; P <.01, respectively). Nearly half (48%) of URM and 26% of NURM reported experiencing racial/ethnic discrimination by a superior or colleague. Faculty with such reported experiences had lower career satisfaction scores than other faculty (P <.01). However, they received comparable salaries, published comparable numbers of papers, and were similarly likely to have attained senior rank (full or associate professor).</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Many minority faculty report experiencing racial/ethnic bias in academic medicine and have lower career satisfaction than other faculty. Despite this, minority faculty who reported experiencing racial/ethnic discrimination achieved academic productivity similar to that of other faculty.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathqhs_pp/721
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences
dc.source.pages259-65


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