@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Simon White, David Tella, Bahrom Ostad, David Barquin, Caleigh Smith,Rebecca King, Kirsten L. Greene, Tracy Downs, Nora G. Kern},
TITLE = {Grant funding among underrepresented minority and women urologists at academic institutions},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {31},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {11777--11783},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v31n1/59608},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Introduction:</b> Grant funding to Urology has decreased
over the last decade. Documented lack of gender and race
diversity at the faculty level raises concerns for funding
disparities. This study sought to characterize disparities
based upon race and gender in National Institutes of
Health (NIH) funding data to Urologic faculty.<br/>
<b>Methods and materials: </b>Data from 145 ACGME
accredited Urology residency programs incorporating
faculty gender and underrepresented in medicine (URiM)
status was utilized. The NIH Research Portfolio Online
Report Tool was queried between 1985 and 2023 for grants
related to current Urology faculty. URiM status, gender,
years of practice, academic rank, and Doximity residency
program rank were factors in multivariable analysis.<br/>
<b>Results:</b> A total of 2,131 faculty were included. Three
hundred one Urologists received 793 urologic grants for a total of $993,919,052 in funding. By race, grants were
awarded to: White 72.9%, Asian 21.8%, Hispanic 3.0%,
Black 2.1%. Men received 708 grants (89.3%) worth
$917,083,475 total. Women received 85 grants (10.7%)
worth $76,835,577 total. Likelihood of being awarded a
grant was significantly associated with non-URiM status
(p < 0.001) and men (p < 0.0001). On multivariable
analysis, Doximity rank (p < 0.001) and academic rank
(p < 0.001) were significant predictors of receiving a
grant; male gender, URiM status, and years of practice
were not. Academic rank was also a significant predictor
of number of grants received (p = 0.04) and total funding
(p = 0.04); years of practice, Doximity rank, URiM status,
and gender were not.<br/>
<b>Conclusions:</b> NIH grants were more likely awarded
to higher ranked faculty from higher Doximity ranked
institutions with no differences based on URiM status
or gender.},
DOI = {}
}