1. Faculty members dissatisfied with their sense of belonging are 7 times more likely to report intentions to leave their medical schools.
2. Disparities in belonging satisfaction were observed across demographic groups, especially for women and those in clinical departments.
3. Women in clinical departments not involved in patient care reported the lowest levels of belonging satisfaction.
4. The study emphasized the importance of fostering belongingness to retain faculty and optimize medical school recruitment investments.
5. Women identified with racial and ethnic minorities and in clinical departments not practicing patient care had higher odds of intent to leave when not satisfied with their belonging compared with men in the same groups.

Source: JAMA Network Open