MInority medical professors are less likely to hold senior posts, study finds.

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Reports that minority faculty members at medical schools are less likely than their white counterparts to hold senior academic titles. Study published in `The Journal of the American Medical Association'; Percentages of minority faculty members having senior academic status; More scholarly papers authored by white professors; Social networks necessary for promotion.