Underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development: Trends in biomedical database publication

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Informatics
• Medical Education Research
• Health Sciences Literature Analysis

Background:

• Biomedical databases facilitate sharing of research and innovations.
• Understanding faculty development for underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty aids career advancement.
• This study analyzes trends in URiM faculty development publications over two decades.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine trends in biomedical database publications concerning faculty development for URiM faculty.
• To identify patterns in the growth of literature on URiM faculty development over the past 20 years.

Main Methods:

• Literature search from 2003-2022 in CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycInfo.
• Keywords included: underrepresented minority, faculty development, career development, academic medicine, workforce.
• Analyzed publication growth rates and statistical differences in publication numbers across databases.

Main Results:

• 1516 publications were identified over the 20-year period.
• Scopus led with 1,372 publications; Scopus and PubMed showed increased growth rates (41% and 25%).
• Significant differences in median publications were found between Scopus, CINAHL, and PsycInfo (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

• Publication trends for URiM faculty development have risen over the last two decades.
• Scopus and PubMed are key databases for this research.
• Increased literature indicates growing attention to URiM faculty advancement in academic medicine.