CURRENT TRENDS IN OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC ACADEMIC FACULTY MANPOWER

Five prior academic manpower studies were completed by ACOG and the As sociation of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1977-1990. In the current survey, a similar questionnaire was sent to the 130 accred ited medical school departments of obstetrics-gynecology; 127 responde d. 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 const itute 30.4%, an increase of five percentage points since 1990. Certifi ed subspecialists on faculties have increased 27% in the last 4 years, but decreasing percentages of all subspecialists are in faculty posit ions compared with private practice settings. Chairmen remain optimist ic about continued faculty growth despite the inroads of managed care.