Attitudes of Clinical Faculty About Career Progress, Career Success and Recognition, and Commitment to Academic Medicine

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IN THE PAST 2 decades, academic medical centers have hired more faculty whose major role is teaching and clinical care.1 These faculty, often referred to as clinician-educators, expand the referral base of the academic medical center; provide an important source of teaching for medical students, residents, and fellows; and generate clinical income to support the mission of the academic medical center. However, there is concern that academic medical centers have not adequately invested in the career development of these faculty and that the promotion and tenure criteria at many institutions do not equitably recognize or reward their contributions.2-10 We were interested in understanding the attitudes of these physician faculty about their career development, academic progress, career success, and commitment to a career in academic medicine. We present the results of a survey at 2 affiliated academic medical centers.