Faculty self-reported experience with racial and ethnic discrimination in academic medicine
dc.contributor.author | Peterson, Neeraja B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Friedman, Robert H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ash, Arlene S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Franco, Shakira | |
dc.contributor.author | Carr, Phyllis L. | |
dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:10:42.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T17:17:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T17:17:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-03-11 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2010-07-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J 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.issn | 0884-8734 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 15009781 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47592 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. 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.iso | en_US | |
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dc.relation.url | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1492150/pdf/jgi_20409.pdf | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Ethnic Groups | |
dc.subject | Faculty, Medical | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | *Job Satisfaction | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject | Minority Groups | |
dc.subject | *Prejudice | |
dc.subject | Questionnaires | |
dc.subject | Schools, Medical | |
dc.subject | Biostatistics | |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject | Health Services Research | |
dc.title | Faculty self-reported experience with racial and ethnic discrimination in academic medicine | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Journal of general internal medicine | |
dc.source.volume | 19 | |
dc.source.issue | 3 | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/721 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 1378868 | |
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.submissionpath | qhs_pp/721 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Quantitative Health Sciences | |
dc.source.pages | 259-65 |