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Table 5: Distribution of U.S. Medical School Faculty by Rank and
Department
|
Professor |
Associate
Professor |
Assistant
Professor |
Instructor |
| DEPARTMENT |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| Anatomy |
710 |
3.2 |
525 |
2.6 |
417 |
1.2 |
52 |
0.6 |
| Biochemistry |
994 |
4.5 |
503 |
2.5 |
599 |
1.7 |
118 |
1.3 |
| Microbiology |
711 |
3.2 |
440 |
2.2 |
458 |
1.3 |
55 |
0.6 |
| Pathology-Basic* |
978 |
4.4 |
876 |
4.3 |
1,058 |
3.1 |
212 |
2.4 |
| Pharmacology |
727 |
3.3 |
373 |
1.8 |
435 |
1.3 |
67 |
0.8 |
| Physiology |
824 |
3.7 |
469 |
2.3 |
449 |
1.3 |
65 |
0.7 |
| Other Basic Sciences |
610 |
2.7 |
420 |
2.1 |
560 |
1.6 |
147 |
1.7 |
| Subtotal |
5,554 |
24.9 |
3,606 |
17.8 |
3,976 |
11.6 |
716 |
8.1 |
| Anesthesiology |
578 |
2.6 |
890 |
4.4 |
2,152 |
6.3 |
672 |
7.6 |
| Dermatology |
175 |
0.8 |
145 |
0.7 |
231 |
0.7 |
58 |
0.7 |
| Family Medicine |
349 |
1.6 |
584 |
2.9 |
1,388 |
4.0 |
261 |
3.0 |
| Emergency Medicine |
55 |
0.2 |
137 |
0.7 |
519 |
1.5 |
158 |
1.8 |
| Internal Medicine |
4,877 |
11.0 |
4,663 |
11.8 |
8,035 |
12.4 |
2,417 |
14.6 |
| Neurology |
687 |
3.1 |
658 |
3.2 |
1,003 |
2.9 |
233 |
2.6 |
| Ob-Gyn |
752 |
3.4 |
744 |
3.7 |
1,481 |
4.3 |
520 |
5.9 |
| Ophthalmology |
454 |
2.0 |
354 |
1.7 |
554 |
1.6 |
175 |
2.0 |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
340 |
1.5 |
320 |
1.6 |
558 |
1.6 |
112 |
1.3 |
| Otolaryngology |
249 |
1.1 |
226 |
1.1 |
345 |
1.0 |
85 |
1.0 |
| Pathology-Clinical* |
558 |
2.5 |
430 |
2.1 |
597 |
1.7 |
68 |
0.8 |
| Pediatrics |
1,958 |
8.8 |
2,182 |
10.7 |
3,887 |
11.3 |
958 |
10.8 |
| Physical Medicine |
106 |
0.5 |
170 |
0.8 |
420 |
1.2 |
129 |
1.5 |
| Psychiatry |
1,380 |
6.2 |
1,454 |
7.2 |
3,075 |
8.9 |
1,015 |
11.5 |
| Public Health |
321 |
1.4 |
303 |
1.5 |
469 |
1.4 |
113 |
1.3 |
| Radiology |
1,344 |
6.0 |
1,237 |
6.1 |
2,288 |
6.7 |
521 |
5.9 |
| Surgery |
2,203 |
9.9 |
1,827 |
9.0 |
2,900 |
8.4 |
508 |
5.7 |
| Other Clin Sciences |
56 |
0.3 |
28 |
0.1 |
35 |
0.1 |
5 |
0.1 |
| Subtotal |
16,442 |
73.7 |
16,352 |
80.6 |
29,937 |
87.1 |
8,008 |
90.6 |
| Vet Sciences |
7 |
0.0 |
13 |
0.1 |
13 |
0.0 |
5 |
0.1 |
| Allied Health |
34 |
0.2 |
93 |
0.5 |
126 |
0.4 |
37 |
0.4 |
| Dentistry |
21 |
0.1 |
23 |
0.1 |
35 |
0.1 |
9 |
0.1 |
| Social Sciences |
38 |
0.2 |
17 |
0.1 |
46 |
0.1 |
3 |
0.0 |
| Administration |
97 |
0.4 |
40 |
0.2 |
35 |
0.1 |
16 |
0.2 |
| All Others |
130 |
0.6 |
156 |
0.8 |
205 |
0.6 |
47 |
0.5 |
| Subtotal |
327 |
1.5 |
342 |
1.7 |
460 |
1.3 |
117 |
1.3 |
| TOTAL |
22,323 |
100 |
20,300 |
100 |
34,373 |
100 |
8,841 |
100 |
*Some medical schools include Pathology with basic sciences; others
include it with the clinical sciences.
Excludes missing and inapplicable rank data: (1693)
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