Trends in Tenure for Clinical M.D. Faculty in U.S. Medical Schools: A 25-Year Review

Authors

Sarah A. Bunton, Portland State UniversityFollow
April CorriceFollow

Published In

Analysis in Brief

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2010

Subjects

Medical colleges -- Faculty -- Tenure, Medical teaching personnel, Medical colleges -- Tenure -- Analysis

Abstract

The number of faculty in academic medical centers, and clinical enterprises in particular, has expanded profoundly over the past several decades. During this expansion, the prevalence of tenure systems and the actual numbers and proportions of tenured positions in U.S. medical schools have garnered much attention. Some commentators have remarked that tenure, as a system, is vanishing from schools and that the opportunity for tenure-track appointments is declining, especially for clinical faculty. This Analysis in Brief presents data on the current status of tenure systems, the changing distribution of clinical M.D. faculty on tenure-eligible tracks, and trends in numbers of these positions over the past quarter century.

Rights

© 2010 Association of American Medical Colleges

Description

Available at https://www.aamc.org/data/aib/

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9160

Citation Details

Bunton, S.A., & Corrice, A.M. (2010). Trends in tenure for clinical M.D. faculty in U.S. medical schools: a 25-year review. Analysis in Brief, 9(9), 1-2.