OBJECTIVE The gender and racial underrepresentation persist in academic psychiatry faculty appointments. Our study investigated the gender and racial distribution and its temporal trends in academic psychiatry faculty positions across the USA over a 12-year period. METHODS Using the annual reports of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. Simple descriptive statistics analyzed the time trends and the distribution of gender and race across academic ranks, tenure, and degree types. RESULTS Over the 12-year study period, the White race was the most represented at each rank. In the lower academic ranks, there was an increased representation of Asians, while the minority race/ethnicities experienced minimal increment. Similarly, males were overrepresented at higher academic ranks, with females increasing in proportion at lower academic ranks. CONCLUSIONS Females and minorities remain underrepresented in academic psychiatry faculty positions, especially among senior academic and leadership positions. Differences in tenure tracks and degree types may contribute to the overrepresentation of White and male academic physicians.

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美国精神病学系：学术等级、性别和种族概况。

目标 在学术精神病学教师的任命中，性别和种族代表性不足的现象仍然存在。我们的研究调查了过去 12 年期间美国精神病学教员职位的性别和种族分布及其时间趋势。方法 使用美国医学院协会 (AAMC) 的年度报告，进行了一项回顾性横断面研究。简单的描述性统计分析了跨学术等级、任期和学位类型的时间趋势以及性别和种族的分布。结果 在 12 年的研究期间，白人在每个级别中的代表性最高。在较低的学术等级中，亚洲人的代表性有所增加，而少数种族/族裔的增幅最小。同样，男性在较高学术级别中的比例过高，在较低的学术级别中，女性比例增加。结论 女性和少数族裔在学术精神病学教师职位中的代表性仍然不足，特别是在高级学术和领导职位中。任期轨道和学位类型的差异可能导致白人和男性学术医师的比例过高。