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.
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.
Authors: Jonathan L Carter; Imran I Ali; Richard S Isaacson; Joseph E Safdieh; Glen R Finney; Michael K Sowell; Maria C Sam; Heather S Anderson; Robert K Shin; Jeff A Kraakevik; Mary Coleman; Oksana Drogan Journal: Neurology Date: 2014-10-10 Impact factor: 9.910
Authors: Dimitrios Papanagnou; Anne M Messman; Jeremy Branzetti; Gretchen Diemer; Cherri Hobgood; Laura R Hopson; Linda Regan; Xiao C Zhang; Michael A Gisondi Journal: AEM Educ Train Date: 2019-12-10