Gender Distribution of U.S. Medical School Faculty by Academic Track Type

Abstract

Medical schools offering the CET type reported higher proportions of female faculty on that track type. Given that faculty on the CET type lag behind their TTT colleagues in academic promotion, these findings may contribute to continued challenges in gaining academic and leadership parity for women in academic medicine.

Demographic and Personal Characteristics of Male and Female Chairs in Academic Psychiatry

“…This explanation is likely reductionist and subsequently raises the question of why more men than women choose to pursue research careers. A 2011 study of gender and type of academic track [14] reported that 77 % of institutions offering a clinician-educator track had a higher proportion of female faculty on that track, whereas institutions offering a tenure track had a higher proportion of male faculty. Faculty on the clinician-educator track had lower rates of promotion than the tenure track faculty.…”

The Status of Women in US Academic Pharmacy

“…However, there is continued reason for concern that this pipeline theory is not supported given the lack of increased numbers of women in senior leadership positions. 2,[11][12] Women continue to be lost at every academic transition in an academic career path. 2,27 Leadership development programs, including development programs, such as the American Dental Education Association's (ADEA) Leadership Institute and the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), can make a difference.…”

“…While the concept of tenure continues to evolve and the importance of funding from clinical practice for faculty member lines grows, the slower rate of promotion of these non-tenure track positions affects women disproportionately more than men. 11 In academic medicine in 2012, women made up 20% of professors, 32% of associate professors, and 43% of assistant professors. 13 According to the National Science Foundation, among science, engineering, and health doctorate holders employed in universities and 4-year colleges, 21.9% of professors, 38% of associate professors, and 44.4% of assistant professors are women.…”

“…Women in academic medicine made up 12% of the deanships and 14% of department chair positions. [11][12][13] Using data sets from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), White and colleagues examined gender and career progression relationships in dean appointments made between 1980 and 2006. 9 They determined that female dean appointments severely lagged when compared to percentages of female medical students and faculty members.…”

“…The status of women in academia has been studied extensively in the last 10 years across a number of disciplines. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Of particular note was the examination of salary differences and percentage of women in higher academic ranks and leadership positions. The purpose of this paper was to describe the current status of women in pharmacy education with particular focus on a 10-year update of the 2004 study.…”