A survey of retaining faculty at a new medical school: opportunities, challenges and solutions

BMC Medical Education

卷:18

Mukesh M Agarwal¹  Dhammika N Atapattu¹  Fauzia Nausheen¹  John J Estrada¹ 

[1] Department of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine - School of Medicine;

关键词: Faculty;    Retention;    Development;    Promotion;    Attrition;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-018-1330-z

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background At well-established academic university settings, retaining faculty remains a pressing challenge due to competing market forces, decreasing institutional support, and changing personal expectations. There is a paucity of information about the difficulties faced by new medical schools to maintain their academic workforce. The objective of this study was to determine the challenges facing the faculty at a newly developed medical school. Methods Twelve founding faculty were surveyed anonymously by a 32-item questionnaire. Their responses were independently analyzed by three researchers. Results The views of the faculty were categorized into in four inter-related themes: personal, support, institutional, and environmental. The constant sources of satisfaction among faculty were higher academic rank (75%), harmonious inter-collegial relationships (74%), healthy pecuniary rewards (58%), better professional growth (58%) along with greater autonomy, administrative independence, minimum groupism and excellent team work. Poor opportunities for promotion (68%), reduced support for scholarly activities (67%) and unsatisfactory support from the administration (55%) were detrimental to retaining faculty. Conclusion By addressing specific issues facing its staff, every new medical school will not only manage to retain its academic faculty but also be able to attract well qualified academic staff from established medical institutions worldwide.

【 授权许可】

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