Published In
Analysis in Brief
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2007
Subjects
Medical colleges -- Faculty -- Tenure, Medical colleges -- Faculty -- Perceptions, Medical teaching personnel -- Surveys
Abstract
For the past several decades, financial uncertainty, changes in health care delivery and reimbursement, and changing workforce needs have prompted medical schools to continually refine their appointment and tenure policies. This Analysis in Brief examines recent data for medical school clinical faculty by describing tenure systems, the financial guarantee associated with tenure, and probationary period length. Data come from two sources: first, responses to the AAMC’s 2005 Faculty Personnel Policies Survey of the 125 LCME-accredited U.S. medical schools. The survey instrument consists of questions about policies and procedures related to appointment, tenure, and compensation structures for medical school faculty. Deans or designated staff members completed the survey instrument, which received a 100 percent overall response rate. The second data source is the AAMC Faculty Roster – a national database that tracks characteristics of more than 95 percent of full-time U.S. medical school faculty.
Rights
© 2007 Association of American Medical Colleges.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9164
Citation Details
Bunton, S.A., & Mallon, W.T. (March 2007). The continued evolution of tenure policies for clinical faculty at U.S. medical schools. Analysis in Brief, 7(1), 1-2. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges
Description
Available at https://www.aamc.org/data/aib/.
Further details for clinical faculty as well as results for basic science faculty can be found in: The Continued Evolution of Faculty Appointment and Tenure Policies at U.S. Medical Schools. Acad Med. 2007;82: 281-289.