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. 2019 May 28;179(9):1285–1287. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0907

Table. Publication Data and AAMC Faculty Report Data on Author Gender Representation.

Specialty Publication Data, % Data From AAMC Faculty Report, %
Women Authors Women First Authors Women Last Authors Women Facultya
Data From 2008
Pediatrics 48.6 54.5 37.0 49.5
Obstetrics and gynecology 42.6 50.0 31.0 51.9
Dermatology 41.2 48.9 29.2 44.2
Psychiatry 38.1 42.3 28.3 43.7
Cross-specialty 32.1 31.1 26.0 NA
Internal medicine 35.2 34.2 23.3 34.0
Oncology 37.6 45.0 24.9 NA
Neurology 35.8 38.3 23.6 32.6
Anesthesiology 31.2 33.5 23.7 31.9
Radiology 27.8 31.0 17.7 26.7
Total 36.7 41.3 26.1 37.4
Data From 2017b,c
Pediatrics 50.9 58.6 42.6 57.0
Obstetrics and gynecology 52.1 59.2 44.4 62.1
Dermatology 45.8 51.8 37.4 50.2
Psychiatry 42.0 44.7 34.0 51.4
Cross-specialty 36.2 41.0 36.1 NA
Internal medicine 41.1 42.1 32.1 39.4
Oncology 41.1 46.6 32.7 NA
Neurology 39.1 41.4 28.8 39.6
Anesthesiology 34.7 36.7 26.0 36.2
Radiology 32.5 36.8 25.3 29.4
Total 40.8 45.4 33.4 40.8
Data From 2008-2018
Pediatrics 0.30d 0.3 0.57d NA
Obstetrics and gynecology 0.98d 1.01d 1.59d NA
Dermatology 0.46d 0.24 0.89d NA
Psychiatry 0.43d 0.33 0.67d NA
Cross-specialty 0.52d 1.32 1.54d NA
Internal medicine 0.65d 0.70 1.02d NA
Oncology 0.38d 0.25 0.74d NA
Neurology 0.34d 0.16 0.51d NA
Anesthesiology 0.41d 0.21 0.35e NA
Radiology 0.52d 0.53e 0.87d NA

Abbreviations: AAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges; NA, not applicable.

a

Association of American Medical Colleges, 2008.5

b

Data are shown for 2017 not 2018 because 2017 is the most recent year for which AAMC data are available.

c

Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017.4

d

P < .001.

e

P < .01.