TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender Differences in Faculty Rank and Leadership Positions among Hematologists and Oncologists in the United States
AU - Riaz, Irbaz Bin
AU - Siddiqi, Rabbia
AU - Zahid, Umar
AU - Durani, Urshila
AU - Fatima, Kaneez
AU - Sipra, Qurat ul Ain Riaz
AU - Raina, Ammad I.
AU - Farooq, Muhammad Zain
AU - Chamberlain, Alanna M.
AU - Wang, Zhen
AU - Go, Ronald S.
AU - Marshall, Ariela L.
AU - Khosa, Faisal
N1 - Funding Information:
25. Eloy JA, Svider PF, Kovalerchik O, et al: Gender differences in successful NIH grant funding in otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 149:77-83, 2013
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - PURPOSE Gender disparity persists in academic medicine. Female faculty are underrepresented in leadership positions and have lower research output. We studied gender differences in faculty rank and departmental leadership and contributing factors among academic hematologists and oncologists in the United States. METHODS For clinical faculty at 146 hematology or oncology fellowship programs listed in the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database, we collected data on demographics, academic rank, and research output using the Doximity and Scopus databases. We compared unadjusted characteristics of men and women by using 2-sided t tests and x2 tests where appropriate. To predict probability of full professorship or leadership position among men versus women, we performed multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for clinical experience in years, number of publications, h-index, clinical trial investigator status, National Institutes of Health funding, and workplace ranking (top 20 v not). RESULTS Two thousand one hundred sixty academic hematologists and oncologists were included. Women composed 21.9% (n = 142) of full professors, 35.7% (n = 169) of associate professors, and 45.4% (n = 415) of assistant professors. Thirty percent (n = 70) of departmental leaders were women. Female faculty, compared with male faculty, had a lower mean h-index (12.1 v 20.9, respectively; P, .001) and fewer years of professional experience since fellowship (10 v 16 years, respectively; P, .001). After adjusting for duration of clinical experience, academic productivity, and workplace ranking, the odds of obtaining professorship (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% CI, 0.71 to 1.57; P = .85) or divisional leadership (OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.20 to 1.58; P = .28) for female physicians were not different compared with male physicians. CONCLUSION Gender disparity exists in senior ranks of academic hematology and oncology; however, gender is not a significant predictor in achieving professorship or department leadership position.
AB - PURPOSE Gender disparity persists in academic medicine. Female faculty are underrepresented in leadership positions and have lower research output. We studied gender differences in faculty rank and departmental leadership and contributing factors among academic hematologists and oncologists in the United States. METHODS For clinical faculty at 146 hematology or oncology fellowship programs listed in the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database, we collected data on demographics, academic rank, and research output using the Doximity and Scopus databases. We compared unadjusted characteristics of men and women by using 2-sided t tests and x2 tests where appropriate. To predict probability of full professorship or leadership position among men versus women, we performed multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for clinical experience in years, number of publications, h-index, clinical trial investigator status, National Institutes of Health funding, and workplace ranking (top 20 v not). RESULTS Two thousand one hundred sixty academic hematologists and oncologists were included. Women composed 21.9% (n = 142) of full professors, 35.7% (n = 169) of associate professors, and 45.4% (n = 415) of assistant professors. Thirty percent (n = 70) of departmental leaders were women. Female faculty, compared with male faculty, had a lower mean h-index (12.1 v 20.9, respectively; P, .001) and fewer years of professional experience since fellowship (10 v 16 years, respectively; P, .001). After adjusting for duration of clinical experience, academic productivity, and workplace ranking, the odds of obtaining professorship (odds ratio [OR], 1.05; 95% CI, 0.71 to 1.57; P = .85) or divisional leadership (OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.20 to 1.58; P = .28) for female physicians were not different compared with male physicians. CONCLUSION Gender disparity exists in senior ranks of academic hematology and oncology; however, gender is not a significant predictor in achieving professorship or department leadership position.
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U2 - 10.1200/OP.19.00255
DO - 10.1200/OP.19.00255
M3 - Article
C2 - 32048924
AN - SCOPUS:85086355466
SN - 2688-1527
VL - 16
SP - E507-E516
JO - JCO Oncology Practice
JF - JCO Oncology Practice
IS - 6
ER -