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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Med. 2014 Aug;89(8):1103–1107. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000369

Table 1.

Career Stage and Percentages of Women in Global Health in U.S. Undergraduate and Medical Schools, 2010–2012

Career Stage No. (%) Women
Cornell University undergraduates obtaining Global Health Minor 124/148 (84%)
Weill Cornell Medical College students and residents who rotate to international programsa 65/82 (79%)
Weill Cornell Medical College students pursuing global health concentration 31/44 (70%)
Faculty members at centers for global health at top 50 U.S. medical schoolsb 384/988 (39%)
Directors of centers for global health at top 50 U.S. medical schoolsb 12/50 (24%)
a

International programs in Brazil, Haiti, and Tanzania.

b

The top 50 medical schools for research in 2012 were selected from the U.S News & World Report (http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings). An internet search was conducted to determine the percent of female deans, directors, and faculty members at centers for global health at each of the top 50 medical schools.