U.S. medical schools have fully embraced affirmative action in student admissions but not yet for faculty promotions, according to a first-ever diversity report card.
All 101 medical schools that completed a self-audit have “admissions policies and practices for encouraging a diverse class of students,” the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reported this month.
But only 43% “have promotion and tenure policies that specifically reward faculty scholarship and service” on diversity topics, according to the report card.
The report builds on a framework the association passed in October 2020 to eliminate systemic racism in U.