TY - JOUR
T1 - Does being a clerkship director benefit academic career advancement
T2 - Results of a national survey
AU - Elnicki, D. Michael
AU - Hemmer, Paul A.
AU - Udden, Mark M.
AU - Wong, Raymond
AU - Hefner, Jaye
AU - Battistone, Michael
AU - Albritton, T. Andrew
AU - Griffith, Charles H.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Background: Changes in academic medicine have left clerkship directors (CDs) anxious about their career pathway, because clerkship administrative efforts may detract from other activities. Purpose: The Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) asked members about benefits of being a CD or CDIM membership toward career development. Methods: Responses were on 1-5 Likert scales with 5 (strongly agree). Background and demographic issues were analyzed for associations with the career benefits statements. Results: The response rate was 75% (n = 92). Mean agreement with CD benefit was 4.2 (SD = 0.82) and CDIM membership 3.8 (SD = 0.95). Eighty-one percent and 58% of CDs agreed with the respective statements. Significant predictors of CD benefit were CD and coordinator salary support, years as CD, and receiving a university teaching award. Structured discussions of expectations strongly predicted perceiving CDIM benefit. Conclusions: Most CDs agreed that their CD role and CDIM benefited their careers. Salary support and clearly defining expectations may increase the likelihood of perceiving benefit.
AB - Background: Changes in academic medicine have left clerkship directors (CDs) anxious about their career pathway, because clerkship administrative efforts may detract from other activities. Purpose: The Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) asked members about benefits of being a CD or CDIM membership toward career development. Methods: Responses were on 1-5 Likert scales with 5 (strongly agree). Background and demographic issues were analyzed for associations with the career benefits statements. Results: The response rate was 75% (n = 92). Mean agreement with CD benefit was 4.2 (SD = 0.82) and CDIM membership 3.8 (SD = 0.95). Eighty-one percent and 58% of CDs agreed with the respective statements. Significant predictors of CD benefit were CD and coordinator salary support, years as CD, and receiving a university teaching award. Structured discussions of expectations strongly predicted perceiving CDIM benefit. Conclusions: Most CDs agreed that their CD role and CDIM benefited their careers. Salary support and clearly defining expectations may increase the likelihood of perceiving benefit.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15328015TLM1501_05
DO - 10.1207/S15328015TLM1501_05
M3 - Article
C2 - 12632704
AN - SCOPUS:0037672953
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 15
SP - 21
EP - 24
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 1
ER -