Racial and ethnic disparities in promotion and retention of academic surgeons

JS Abelson, NZ Wong, M Symer, G Eckenrode… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Racial/ethnic diversity remains poor in academic surgery. However, no study
has quantified differences in the rates of retention and promotion of underrepresented
minority (URM) academic surgeons. Methods The American Association of Medical
Colleges Faculty Roster was used to track all first-time assistant and associate professors
appointed between 1/1/2003 and 12/31/2006. Primary endpoints were percent promotion
and retention at ten-year follow-up. Results Initially, the majority of assistant and associate …