Havlik John L, Radovan Caitlin, Isaac Sayana, Wahid Syed
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Acad Psychiatry. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02186-8.
This study aims to quantify the demographics, educational backgrounds, and scientific contributions of chairs of all university-based psychiatry departments in the USA.
Using the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Access Database, we identified chairs of all university-based psychiatry departments offering residencies (N = 120, female = 33.3%). We collected data on demographic, educational, and scientific variables through web search, departmental outreach, and secondary databases.
The median age of psychiatry chairs was 60.5 (54-68) years, with a median age at appointment of 52 (47-59) years, a median of 34 (27-40) years after graduation from medical school. Forty (33.3%) chairs were female and 17 (14.2%) chairs were international medical graduates. 41.7% of chairs (n = 50) held additional higher education degrees. Chair education was highly concentrated among select institutions. Chairs exhibited strong academic productivity, with high median h-indices (median (interquartile range) 36 (11-59)), many publications (median (interquartile range) 102 (30.5-225.5)), and highly cited most-cited publications (median (interquartile range) 491 (130.5-1070.5)). Sixty-eight (56.7%) chairs had been or were currently the principal investigator of an R01 award, and 16 (13.3%) of the chairs were the current editor-in-chief of at least one peer-reviewed journal.
This study provides a quantitative profile of university-based psychiatry department chairs, offering insights into the demographics, educational trajectories, and scientific contributions of the field's most influential leaders. These findings can both provide guidance for aspiring leaders in the field and encourage broader participation in leadership from those who are objectively qualified for these roles.
本研究旨在量化美国所有大学精神病学系主任的人口统计学特征、教育背景和科学贡献。
利用奖学金和住院医师电子交互式访问数据库，我们确定了所有提供住院医师培训的大学精神病学系的系主任（n = 120，女性占33.3%）。我们通过网络搜索、部门宣传和二级数据库收集了有关人口统计学、教育和科学变量的数据。
精神病学系主任的年龄中位数为60.5（54 - 68）岁，任职时的年龄中位数为52（47 - 59）岁，从医学院毕业至任职的时间中位数为34（27 - 40）年。40名（33.3%）系主任为女性，17名（14.2%）系主任是国际医学毕业生。41.7%的系主任（n = 50）拥有其他高等教育学位。系主任的教育背景高度集中在特定机构。系主任表现出很强的学术生产力，h指数中位数较高（中位数（四分位间距）36（11 - 59）），发表了许多论文（中位数（四分位间距）102（30.5 - 225.5）），且被引用次数最多的论文被引用次数较高（中位数（四分位间距）491（130.5 - 1070.5））。68名（56.7%）系主任曾是或目前是R01奖的首席研究员，16名（13.3%）系主任是至少一本同行评审期刊的现任主编。
本研究提供了大学精神病学系主任的定量概况，深入了解了该领域最具影响力领导者的人口统计学特征、教育轨迹和科学贡献。这些发现既可以为该领域有抱负的领导者提供指导，也可以鼓励那些客观上具备担任这些角色资格的人更广泛地参与领导工作。
