Context.—Previous studies have found that fewer minority medical school faculty hold senior
professorial ranks than do majority faculty and may not be promoted as rapidly. Objective.—
To determine whether minority faculty were as likely as majority faculty to have attained
senior rank (associate professor or full professor) after adjusting for other factors that
typically influence promotion. Design.—A self-administered mailed survey of US medical
school faculty using the Association of American Medical Colleges database. The sample …