Table 4.
Average Importance of Mentor Similarity Characteristics, by Racial/Ethnic Group, as Rated by Female Faculty at 13 Medical Schools Participating in the Women and Inclusion in Academic Medicine Study, 2012a
| Mentor similarity characteristics (no. of responses) | Total, median rating (IQR)b | Hispanic, median rating (IQR)b | Asian, median rating (IQR)b | Black, median rating (IQR)b | White, median rating (IQR)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same institution (n = 2,181) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (1) | 4 (2) |
| Same department (n = 2,142) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) |
| Same personal interests (n = 2,184) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Same career interests (n = 2,175) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) |
| Same gender (n = 2,194) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
| Same race/ethnicity (n = 2,183) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (0) |
Abbreviations: IQR indicates interquartile range.
Unimputed survey data from the Women and Inclusion in Academic Medicine study, 2012, conducted by Converge: Building Inclusion in the Sciences, the research and evaluation arm of the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, to examine the characteristics and interrelationships of institutional, individual, and sociocultural factors that influence the entry, progression, and persistence of women faculty in academic medicine.
Respondents rated characteristics on a 5-point response scale ranging from “not at all important” (1) to “very important” (5).