The School of Medicine is on a transformative journey in equity, diversity and inclusion. This data dashboard enhances our accountability by transparently communicating key metrics and change over time. Additional metrics will be added to this dashboard as data becomes available.
Our Diversity: Annual Snapshot
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Staff: Data as of July 2023. Source: The Duke School of Medicine Finance Office, Human Resources Information System. Exempt and non-exempt staff.
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Faculty: Data as of July 2023. Source: The Duke School of Medicine Finance Office, Faculty Data Repository. Regular rank faculty.
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House Staff: Data as of October 2023. House staff are employees of Duke University Health System. Source: DUHS Performance Services Web: People at a Glance.
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Health Professions Students: Data as of October 2023. Source: The Duke Office of the School of Medicine Registrar. Combined count of enrolled students in Doctor of: Medicine, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy; Masters programs: Pathologists Assistant, Physician Assistant, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Biomedical Sciences, Management of Clinical Informatics; and Certificates: Ophthalmic Technician, Cardiac Ultrasound, Population Health Sciences.
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Postdoctoral Appointees: Data as of December 2023. Source: The Duke University Office of Postdoctoral Services. Combined count of appointees in Basic Science, Clinical Departments, and Institutes/Centers in the School of Medicine.
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Biomedical PhD Students: Data as of October 2023. Source: The Duke University Graduate School. Combined count of enrolled students in Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Cell & Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Immunology, Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health, Medical Physics, Molecular Cancer Biology, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Neurobiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Population Health Sciences, Genetics & Genomics.
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Race/Ethnicity: Data represents self-identified categories available through DukeHub for students or Duke@Work for staff and faculty.
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Asian: Self-reported Asian only.
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AIAN/NHPI: Combined count of individuals self-identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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Black/African American: Self-reported Black/African American only.
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Hispanic/Latino: Self-reported Hispanic/Latino alone or in combination with any other race identity.
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More than one: Self-reporting two or more race identities, excluding Hispanic/Latino.
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White: Self-reported White only.
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Unreported: No race or ethnicity identity reported.
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Citizenship: Data represents resident status in DukeHub for students or Duke@Work for staff and faculty, with categories US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, and Nonresident (International).
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*International: Postdoctoral appointees and PhD students may be international, defined as individuals who are not citizens, nationals or resident aliens of the United States. In this dashboard, international postdocs and PhD students are counted in the total population as International.
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Note: The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Services calculate race/ethnicity solely from the US citizen and permanent resident population in alignment with the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science reporting guidelines. For race/ethnicity counts calculated from the US citizen or permanent resident population only, please use dashboards provided by The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Services.
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Sex: Data represents self-identified categories available through DukeHub for students or Duke@Work for staff and faculty. Currently, legal sex is used as a proxy for gender. Duke has expanded gender identity options across DukeHub and Duke@Work and aggregate data will be reported once made available.
By the Numbers
- From 2019 to 2023, Asian representation among staff increased slightly from 10.6% (N=657) in 2019 to 11.6% (N=724) in 2023.
- American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) representation is low and remains unchanged from 2019 to 2023.
- Black/African American representation among staff has remained around 15% from 2019 to 2023.
- There is a notable increase in Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among staff, from 3.7% (N=230) in 2019 to 5.3% (N=334) in 2023.
- Representation of staff identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased since 2019, from 99 (1.6%) in 2019 to 129 (2.1%) self-identified individuals in 2023.
- White representation among staff has decreased in both percent of total and count, from 68.2% (N=4242) in 2019 to 64.2% (N=3996) in 2023.
- Female people have greater representation among staff compared to male, with little change over time.
Staff: Data as of July each year. Source: The Duke School of Medicine Finance Office, Human Resources Information System. Exempt and non-exempt staff.
By the Numbers
- From 2019 to 2023, Asian representation among regular rank faculty grew from 17.7% (N=444) in 2019 to 19.7% (N=529) in 2023.
- American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) representation is low among regular rank faculty, with a decrease from 7 in 2019 to 6 self-identified individuals among faculty in 2023.
- Black/African American representation among regular rank faculty grew from 4.3% (N=107) in 2019 to 5.2% (N=141) in 2023.
- Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among regular rank faculty has grown slowly from 3.3% (N=84) in 2019 to 3.7% (N=100) in 2023.
- Representation of faculty identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased from 17 in 2019 to 32 self-identified individuals in 2023.
- From 2019 to 2023, White representation among regular rank faculty has decreased as a percentage of the total, from 73.8% to 69.7%, yet with a slight increase in overall count from 1856 in 2019 to 1872 in 2023.
- Female representation on the faculty has shown persistent growth over the years, increasing from 41.6% (N=1046) in 2019 to 44.7% (N=1200) in 2023.
Faculty: Data as of July each year. Source: The Duke School of Medicine Finance Office, Faculty Data Repository. Regular rank faculty.
By the Numbers
- From 2019 to 2023, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) representation has remained relatively stable.
- Black/African American representation among house staff increased from 7% (N=76) to 11.5% (N=138) in 2023.
- Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among house staff increased from 5.6% (N=61) in 2019 to 8.9% (N=106) in 2023.
- Representation of house staff identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased since 2019, from 14 in 2019 to 48 self-identified individuals in 2023.
- White representation among house staff decreased from 65.9% (N=714) in 2019 to 56.7% (N=677) in 2023.
- Female representation among house staff has reached parity with male’s as of 2023.
House Staff: Data as of October each year. House staff are employees of Duke University Health System. Source: DUHS Performance Services Web: People at a Glance.
By the Numbers
- The size of the postdoctoral appointee population has decreased from 396 in 2019 to 384 in 2023.
- From 2019 to 2023, International representation among postdoctoral appointees has remained near 50%.
- As a percentage of the postdoctoral population, Asian and Black/African American representation decreased from 2019 to 2023.
- Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among the postdoctoral population increased from 3.0% in 2019 to 4.2% in 2023, yet there was no substantial change in number from 2019 (N=12) to 2023 (N=16).
- White representation among the postdoctoral population has remained stable between 35-38% from 2019 to 2023.
- The representation of female postdoctoral appointees dropped slightly during the COVID-19 pandemic years and has increased to 51.6% in 2023.
Postdoctoral Appointees: Data as of December each year. Source: The Duke University Office of Postdoctoral Services. Combined count of appointees in Basic Science, Clinical Departments, and Institutes/Centers in the School of Medicine.
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Citizenship: Data represents resident status in DukeHub for students or Duke@Work for staff and faculty, with categories US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, and Nonresident (International).
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International: Postdoctoral appointees and PhD students may be international, defined as individuals who are not citizens, nationals or resident aliens of the United States. In this dashboard, international postdocs and PhD students are counted in the total population as International.
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Note: The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Services calculate race/ethnicity solely from the US citizen and permanent resident population in alignment with the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science reporting guidelines. For race/ethnicity counts calculated from the US citizen or permanent resident population only, please use dashboards provided by The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Services.
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By the Numbers
- Health professions students data represent enrollment across multiple programs, including newly launched programs in 2021. The student population increased by 22.9% over the period, from 1196 in 2019 to 1470 in 2023.
- Asian representation among health professions students has fluctuated in number and percentage from 2019 to 2023, currently representing 21.8% (N=321) of students.
- Black/African American representation among students increased from 10.7% (N=128) in 2019 to 12.5% (N=184) in 2023.
- Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among students increased from 7.5% (N=90) in 2019 to 12.2% (N=180) in 2023.
- White representation among students decreased as a percentage of the total, from 49.5% to 44.1%, yet with a slight increase in overall count from 592 in 2019 to 648 in 2023.
- Female health professions students have greater and increasing representation compared to males, increasing from 64.2% (N=768) in 2019 to 72.6% (N=1067) in 2023.
Health Professions Students: Data as of October each year. Source: The Duke Office of the School of Medicine Registrar. Combined count of enrolled students in Doctor of: Medicine, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy; Masters programs: Pathologists Assistant, Physician Assistant, Clinical Leadership, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Biomedical Sciences, Management of Clinical Informatics; and Certificates: Ophthalmic Technician, Cardiac Ultrasound, Population Health Sciences.
By the Numbers
- The size of the biomedical PhD student population has increased slightly from 510 in 2019 to 559 in 2023.
- From 2019 to 2023, International representation among biomedical PhD students has fluctuated between 27-29%.
- As a percentage of the biomedical PhD student population, Asian representation has remained near 11% from 2019 to 2023.
- Black/African American representation among the biomedical PhD student population increased from 4.7% (N=24) in 2019 to 7.9% (N=44) in 2023.
- Hispanic/Latino/a/e representation among the biomedical PhD student population increased from 7.3% (N=37) in 2019 to 8.4% (N=47) in 2023.
- White representation among the biomedical PhD student population decreased slightly from 44.3% (N=226) in 2019 to 42.2% (N=236) in 2023.
- Female representation has increased from 53.5% (N=273) in 2019 to 60.6% (N=339) in 2023.
Biomedical PhD Students: Data as of October each year. Source: The Duke University Graduate School. Combined count of enrolled students in Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Cell & Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Immunology, Medical Physics, Molecular Cancer Biology, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Neurobiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Population Health Sciences, Toxicology & Environmental Health.
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Citizenship: Data represents resident status in DukeHub for students or Duke@Work for staff and faculty, with categories US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, and Nonresident (International).
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*International: Postdoctoral appointees and PhD students may be international, defined as individuals who are not citizens, nationals or resident aliens of the United States. In this dashboard, international postdocs and PhD students are counted in the total population as International.
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Note: The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Services calculate race/ethnicity solely from the US citizen and permanent resident population in alignment with the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science reporting guidelines. For race/ethnicity counts calculated from the US citizen or permanent resident population only, please use dashboards provided by The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Services.
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