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 2022. 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 2022. Source: The Duke School of Medicine Finance Office, Faculty Data Repository. Regular rank faculty.
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House Staff: Data as of October 2022. 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 2022. 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 2022. 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 2022. 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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Gender: 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 2018 to 2022, Asian representation among staff increased slightly from 10.5% (N=649) in 2018 to 11.2% (N=679) in 2022.
- American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) representation is low and remains unchanged from 2018 to 2022.
- Black/African American representation among staff has remained around 15% from 2018 to 2022.
- There is a notable increase in Hispanic/Latino representation among staff, from 3.3% (N=207) in 2018 to 4.8% (N=291) in 2022.
- Representation of staff identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased since 2018, from 88 in 2018 to 105 self-identified individuals in 2022.
- White representation among staff has decreased in both percent of total and count, from 69% (N=4283) in 2018 to 66% (N=3999) in 2022.
- Women have greater representation among staff compared to men, 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 2018 to 2022, Asian representation among regular rank faculty grew from 17.2% (N=416) in 2018 to 19.7% (N=520) in 2022.
- American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) representation is low among regular rank faculty, with a decrease from 9 in 2018 to 6 self-identified individuals among faculty in 2022.
- Black/African American representation among regular rank faculty grew from 4.2% (N=102) in 2018 to 5.1% (N=134) in 2022.
- Hispanic/Latino representation among regular rank faculty has grown slowly from 3.3% (N=79) in 2018 to 3.6% (N=94) in 2022.
- Representation of faculty identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased from 12 in 2018 to 30 self-identified individuals in 2022.
- From 2018 to 2022, White representation among regular rank faculty has decreased as a percentage of the total, from 74.4% to 70%, yet with a slight increase in overall count from 1800 in 2018 to 1844 in 2022.
- Women’s representation on the faculty has shown persistent growth over the years, increasing from 40.6% (N=981) in 2018 to 43.2% (N=1137) in 2022.
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 2022, 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 9.2% (N=109) in 2022.
- Hispanic/Latino representation among house staff increased from 5.6% (N=61) in 2019 to 8.4% (N=99) in 2022.
- Representation of house staff identifying as more than one race or ethnicity has increased since 2019, from 14 in 2019 to 40 self-identified individuals in 2022.
- White representation among house staff decreased from 66% (N=714) in 2019 to 59% (N=699) in 2022.
- Women's representation among house staff has reached parity with men's as of 2022.
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 468 in 2018 to 338 in 2022.
- From 2018 to 2022, International representation among postdoctoral appointees has remained near 50%.
- As a percentage of the postdoctoral population, Asian and Black/African American representation decreased from 2018 to 2022.
- Hispanic/Latino representation among the postdoctoral population increased from 2.1% in 2018 to 3.8% in 2022, yet there was no substantial change in number from 2018 (N=10) to 2022 (N=13).
- White representation among the postdoctoral population has remained stable between 35-36% from 2018 to 2022.
- Women’s representation dropped slightly during the COVID-19 pandemic years and has increased to 48% in 2022.
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 24% over the period, from 1161 in 2018 to 1437 in 2022.
- Asian representation among health professions students has fluctuated in number and percentage from 2018 to 2022, currently representing 21% (N=301) of students.
- Black/African American representation among students increased from 10.2% (N=118) in 2018 to 12.9% (N=186) in 2022.
- Hispanic/Latino representation among students increased from 6.5% (N=76) in 2018 to 12.2% (N=175) in 2022.
- White representation among students decreased as a percentage of the total, from 52% to 45.4%, yet with a slight increase in overall count from 603 in 2018 to 652 in 2022.
- Women have greater and increasing representation compared to men among health professions students, increasing from 60.3% (N=700) in 2018 to 70% (N=1005) in 2022.
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 502 in 2018 to 541 in 2022.
- From 2018 to 2022, 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 2018 to 2022.
- Black/African American representation among the biomedical PhD student population increased from 4.2% (N=21) in 2018 to 8.3% (N=45) in 2022.
- Hispanic/Latino representation among the biomedical PhD student population increased from 7.4% (N=37) in 2018 to 8.7% (N=47) in 2022.
- White representation among the biomedical PhD student population decreased slightly from 45% (N=225) in 2018 to 40% (N=218) in 2022.
- Women’s representation has increased from 52.6% (N=264) in 2018 to 58.3% (N=315) in 2022.
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, 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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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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