Trends in the Academic Workforce of Obstetrics and Gynecology  

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Rayburn, William F. ; Anderson, Britta L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Obstetrics and Gynecology vol. 115 no. 01 (Jan. 2010), page 141-146.
Topik: OBSTETRI GINEKOLOGI

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: O01.K.2010.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Objective: The objective was to report results from teh seventh survey that monitored trends in numbers of full-time department faculty and from a first survey on the current and anticepated numbers of part-time faculty. Methods: A faculty workforce surveydrafted in the sme format as the prior published questionnaire, was sent electronically to chairs of obstetrics and gynecology at all 125 U.S. medical schools. Each chair was asked to provide the number of current full-time and part-time (0.5-0.9 full-time equivalent) faculty in each specialty and the projected depertment size in 5 years. When accuracy of data were questioned, we reviewed the department's web site and derectly communicated with the chair. Results: The mean number of full-time faculty per depertment increased from 25 in 1994 to 29 in 2008 (95% confidence interval 25-33). Most depertments (84.0%) had part-time faculty. Growth was only substantial in the number of medical faculty. In 2008, half (50.1%) of all faculty were women. Prevate schools and research-oriented departments had the largest faculty sizes. Two-Thirds of all chairs anticipated that the number of faculty and entry-level assistant professors as generalists or maternal-fetal medicine specialists.

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