Section 1 -- Demographic Characteristics

Sex

Table 1 indicates that just under 56% of the responding psychologists in medical school settings were men. With the exception of departments of Pediatrics, men were in the majority (above 50%) across various types of departments. In departments of Pediatrics, women comprised 65% of the faculty.

Race/ethnicity

As shown in Table 1, the majority of respondents were white (92%). Each one of the other racial/ethnic groups were represented at less than 2% of the faculty. The largest number of persons of color were faculty affiliated with Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. One percent of the respondents identified themselves as multi-ethnic, and about 2% did not specify their race/ethnicity.

Years Since Doctoral Degree

The largest percentage of medical school psychologists received their doctorate within the last 5-19 years (1978-1992). More specifically, 20% of faculty indicated receiving their degree within the last 5-9 years (1988-1992), 19% received their doctorate within the last 10-14 years (1983-1987), and 18% within the last 15-19 years (1978-1982). About 7% of the responding psychologists were awarded their doctorate within the last four years from the time of this survey (1993-1997).

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Medical School Psychologists by Department Type

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