TABLE IX.

Underrepresented Minority Faculty Trends by Rank in Orthopaedic Surgery from 1997 to 2017

URM Faculty	Rank	1997 (%)	2017 (%)	Change (Absolute %)	Change (% pts)	p-Value
	All Positions	61 (3.97)	209 (6.13)	148 (242.6)	1.98	<0.001
Senior Faculty	Professor	14 (3.63)	30 (3.61)	16 (114.3)	–0.33	0.229
	Associate Professor	12 (3.18)	36 (4.50)	24 (200)	1.53	<0.001
Junior Faculty	Assistant Professor	27 (4.17)	130 (8.38)	103 (381.5)	3.67	<0.001
	Clinical Instructor	8 (6.30)	13 (5.70)	5 (62.5)	0.14	0.832
Senior vs. Junior Faculty	Senior Combined	26 (3.41)	66 (4.04)	40 (153.8)	0.48	<0.001
	Junior Combined	27 (4.17)	130 (8.38)	103 (381.5)	3.67

Bold indicates significant p-value.