Extending the Mandatory Promotion Timeline: Career Outcomes Disaggregated by Gender.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-14-2026
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Most U.S. medical schools have probationary period extension (PPE) policies, but career and financial outcomes have not been compared between genders.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study comparing PPE use, career outcomes, and lifetime earning potential between women and men assistant professors appointed between 1995 and 2013 at one institution.
RESULTS: Of the 1,840 faculty included in the career outcomes analysis, 37% (680/1,840) were women and 63% (1160/1,840) were men. Twenty-three percent (426/1,840) took at least one PPE. Women were more likely than men to take PPEs (33% versus 17%,
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The PPE policy contributes to faculty advancement and retention but is more likely to be utilized by women than men. Institutions with gender differences in PPE use should consider strategies to ameliorate adverse economic outcomes.
First Page
15409996261438338
Last Page
15409996261438338
ISSN
1931-843X
Published In/Presented At
Catenaccio, E., Dougherty, B., Rochlin, J. M., Koelper, N. C., Simon, H. K., & Schreiber, C. A. (2026). Extending the Mandatory Promotion Timeline: Career Outcomes Disaggregated by Gender. Journal of women's health (2002), 15409996261438338. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15409996261438338
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
41981809
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article