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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2017 Apr 21;110(1):58–64. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2017.02.001

Interview questions for the institutional climate for minority faculty, and programs and challenges for recruitment, retention, and promotion

The National Faculty Survey

What is the climate of your institution for minority faculty? Probe for positioning of:

  • Blacks

  • Hispanics

  • Asians

  • Native Americans

  • Non-US vs. US born

What are the perceptions of racial equity in satisfaction with position, compensation, opportunity for advancement and promotion, retention? (probe by racial/ethnic and immigrant group)
How has this climate changed? (between 1995 and 2010)
What, if any, program facilitates your institution’s ability to recruit, retain, or promote racial/ethnic minority faculty?

  • Probe by racial/ethnic and immigrant group

  • Probe for if and how training of students and residents are used to recruit minority faculty

What, if anything, limits your institution’s ability to recruit, retain, or promote racial/ethnic minority faculty?

  • Probe by racial/ethnic and immigrant group

  • Probe for if and how training of students and residents are used to recruit minority faculty

What, at an institutional level, could help increase racial/ethnic equality in medical academia in terms of:

  • Compensation;

  • Retention;

  • Time at rank; and

  • Promotion?