Promotion rates among academic radiologists have improved over the past two decades, according to a study published April 7 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Here are five things to know from the study:
- Researchers used employment information from the Association of American Medical Colleges’ faculty roster to evaluate promotion rates and the average time to promotion for the study.
- The primary cohort in the study was composed of 2,497 faculty appointed to academic radiology departments between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2009. This cohort’s employment paths were followed for 14 years until Jan. 1, 2024, to assess variations across faculty track and gender.
Promotion data from the primary cohort was also compared to data from a secondary cohort of academic radiologists appointed between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2016. - Within the primary cohort, radiology faculty on a clinical educator track had a promotion rate of 39.6% and an average time-to-promotion length of 8.25 years.
Radiology faculty on a traditional track had a lower promotion rate of 36.4% and a significantly shorter average time-to-promotion length of 7.4 years. - Within the primary cohort and among radiology faculty on a clinical educator track, women had a 14-year promotion rate of 42.3% compared to 38.3% for men.
Among assistant professors in academic radiology, women had a significantly higher average time-to-promotion length of 8.9 years, compared to 8.2 years for men.
- Within the secondary cohort, assistant professors had a 26% seven-year promotion rate, compared to 15% among the primary cohort.
Read the full study here.
