Sex Differences in Faculty Rank Among Academic Cardiologists in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies demonstrate that women physicians are less likely than men to be full professors. Comprehensive evidence examining whether sex differences in faculty rank exist in academic cardiology, adjusting for experience and research productivity, is lacking. Therefore, we evaluated for sex differences in faculty rank among a comprehensive, contemporary cohort of US cardiologists after adjustment for several factors that impact academic advancement, including measures of clinical experience and research productivity.

Methods

We identified all US cardiologists with medical school faculty appointments in 2014 by using the American Association of Medical Colleges faculty roster and linked this list to a comprehensive physician database from Doximity, a professional netw

SUBMITTER: Blumenthal DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5308800 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature