title: Current trends in obstetric and gynecologic academic faculty manpower.
abstract: Five prior academic manpower studies were completed by ACOG and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1977-1990. In the current survey, a similar questionnaire was sent to the 130 accredited medical school departments of obstetrics-gynecology; 127 responded. The mean number of full-time faculty members per department is 25.8, an increase of 14% over the last 4 years. Among faculty, women constitute 30.4%, an increase of five percentage points since 1990. Certified subspecialists on faculties have increased 27% in the last 4 years, but decreasing percentages of all subspecialists are in faculty positions compared with private practice settings. Chairmen remain optimistic about continued faculty growth despite the inroads of managed care.
authors.affiliation: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Pearse
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*