Race, Ethnicity, and Sex Among Senior Faculty in Radiation Oncology From 2000 to 2019

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: James R Janopaul-Naylor, Emory University; Sanford E Roberts, University of Pennsylvania; Hui-Kuo Shu, Emory University; Aparna Kesarwala, Emory University; Jolinta Lin, Emory University; Jeffrey Switchenko, Emory University; Mylin Torres, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-01-11
• Publisher: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: 2022 Janopaul-Naylor JR et al. JAMA Network Open.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42720
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JAMA NETWORK OPEN
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: e2142720
• End Page: e2142720
• Grant/Funding Information: Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the Biostatistics Shared Resource of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and grant P30CA138292 from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute.
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Medicine, General & Internal; WOMEN; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; General & Internal Medicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Oncology; Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Radiation oncologists provide care to approximately 50% of patients with cancer.1 However, the proportion of medical students who are women or members of underrepresented minority groups who pursue radiation oncology training is disproportionately low even compared with other oncologic specialties.2 While senior faculty play a critical role in training future physicians, no study has examined senior faculty demographics in radiation oncology, to our knowledge. This study evaluated intersections of race, ethnicity, and sex over time among senior faculty in radiation oncology compared with other departments.