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U.S. Medical School Faculty

The annual report "U.S. Medical School Faculty" is a set of 20 tables that answer common questions about the national distribution of full-time faculty. The information is displayed by specialty, department, rank, degree, sex, and race/hispanic origin.

From 1986-1997, printed copies of "U.S. Medical School Faculty" were distributed to medical school deans, Faculty Roster representatives, and other selected constituents. The report is now published online only and is produced using a database snapshot from December 31. Prior to December 31, 1997, the publication was based on a June 30 database snapshot.

The data in this report are static. For the most recent data, please contact your medical school's Faculty Roster Representative for access to FAMOUS, where these data are refreshed daily.

Note that the AAMC Faculty Roster does not necessarily reflect official faculty counts. As a result, the figures in these tables should be viewed and used with care. While the proportion of faculty across key variables may be reasonably accurate, the number of faculty may not be. For official LCME faculty counts, please visit the Medical School Profile System. Although the Medical School Profile System reflects official faculty counts that institutions provide as part of their accreditation process, the Medical School Profile System does not always provide the kind of detail that the Faculty Roster provides. Moreover, the LCME collects aggregate data from medical schools once a year, while the Faculty Roster collects individual faculty data from medical schools on a rolling basis—these two different methodologies can lead to discrepancies.

For additional information, including reports from prior years, please contact Hershel Alexander, halexander@aamc.org.

U.S. Medical School Faculty Trends

"U.S. Medical School Faculty Trends" summarizes changes in the distribution of full-time faculty members across various dimensions over the last decade.

In figures 3a and 3b, "OHD" denotes "Other Health Doctorate" which includes doctorates in dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health, optometry, and other health-related fields. Race/Hispanic origin trends reflect Faculty Roster data collection and reporting practices at the time. The Faculty Roster began collecting and reporting multiple race information in 2002.

Figure 1 (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Faculty by Sex
Figure 2 (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Female Faculty as a Percent of Each Rank
Figure 3a (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Faculty in Basic Science Departments by Degree
Figure 3b (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Faculty in Clinical Science Departments by Degree
Figure 4 (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Female Faculty by Race/Hispanic Origin
Figure 5 (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Male Faculty by Race/Hispanic Origin
Figure 6 (PDF)	U.S. Medical School Faculty by Department

FAMOUS Reports

The FAMOUS application allows users to access aggregate data on faculty and chairs in a variety of ways over time, such as by department, degree, rank, tenure status, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin. There are institution-specific reports as well as national reports. Among the reports are alumni reports, retention reports, promotion reports, demographic reports, and educational reports. If you are interested in access to aggregate FAMOUS reports, please contact your medical school's Faculty Roster Representatives. These individuals will work with you to determine how best to meet your information needs, whether by granting you independent access to FAMOUS or pulling the information for you from FAMOUS.

Special Reports

Faculty Roster staff can conduct special reports for individuals whose needs are not met from existing reports. Special reports may vary from simple analyses requiring minimal programming to complicated analyses requiring significant time and effort. The charge for a special report depends on the length of time to complete the analysis, with three hours as the typical length of time.

For additional information, contact Hershel Alexander at halexander@aamc.org.

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