Providing Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes

Introduction The growth in number of medical schools and increased numbers of faculty tracks have combined with evolving criteria for promotion to trigger a call for greater transparency of academic appointment and promotion processes. Most vulnerable to confusion about these changes are first-gener...

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Autores principales:	Edward J. Callahan, Michael Banks, Jose Medina, Kenny Disbrow, Maria Soto-Greene, John P. Sánchez
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Publicado:	Association of American Medical Colleges 2017
Materias:	Faculty Development Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes Careers in Academic Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Medicine (General) R5-920 Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ebce4a0360ac4a6ba8bcbe5d9371c4bf2021-12-03T14:18:15ZProviding Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes10.15766/mep_2374-8265.106612374-8265https://doaj.org/article/ebce4a0360ac4a6ba8bcbe5d9371c4bf2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10661https://doaj.org/toc/2374-8265Introduction The growth in number of medical schools and increased numbers of faculty tracks have combined with evolving criteria for promotion to trigger a call for greater transparency of academic appointment and promotion processes. Most vulnerable to confusion about these changes are first-generation and diverse medical students and residents, the upstream pipeline of the academic medicine workforce. Diverse medical students have expressed diminished interest in academia because of perceived obstacles in appointment and promotion processes. Methods This workshop was designed to utilize didactics and career reflection exercises to help trainees learn: (1) how to define core terms related to academic appointment and promotion processes, (2) how to compare data elements for different CVs and portfolios, (3) common steps in submitting a promotion package, and (4) that they can immediately begin to document content for academic CVs, portfolios, and promotion packages. Results One hundred forty-five diverse participants completed an evaluation at eight conferences across the U.S. More than 90% strongly agreed or agreed that the aforementioned objectives were met. Participants commented that the workshop was “illuminating,” was “very informative,” and “provided an inside look of how faculty are evaluated.” Results showed an immediate impact on participants' self-reported confidence to negotiate appointment and promotion processes. Discussion Increases in self-rated confidence to negotiate appointment and promotion processes may help sustain trainees' interest in becoming future faculty. Further monitoring will be needed to determine if early exposure to these concepts improves probability of seeking, obtaining, and maintaining appointments.Edward J. CallahanMichael BanksJose MedinaKenny DisbrowMaria Soto-GreeneJohn P. SánchezAssociation of American Medical CollegesarticleFaculty DevelopmentAcademic Appointment and Promotion ProcessesCareers in Academic MedicineDiversity and InclusionMedicine (General)R5-920EducationLENMedEdPORTAL, Vol 13 (2017)
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topic	Faculty Development Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes Careers in Academic Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Medicine (General) R5-920 Education L
spellingShingle	Faculty Development Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes Careers in Academic Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Medicine (General) R5-920 Education L Edward J. Callahan Michael Banks Jose Medina Kenny Disbrow Maria Soto-Greene John P. Sánchez Providing Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes
description	Introduction The growth in number of medical schools and increased numbers of faculty tracks have combined with evolving criteria for promotion to trigger a call for greater transparency of academic appointment and promotion processes. Most vulnerable to confusion about these changes are first-generation and diverse medical students and residents, the upstream pipeline of the academic medicine workforce. Diverse medical students have expressed diminished interest in academia because of perceived obstacles in appointment and promotion processes. Methods This workshop was designed to utilize didactics and career reflection exercises to help trainees learn: (1) how to define core terms related to academic appointment and promotion processes, (2) how to compare data elements for different CVs and portfolios, (3) common steps in submitting a promotion package, and (4) that they can immediately begin to document content for academic CVs, portfolios, and promotion packages. Results One hundred forty-five diverse participants completed an evaluation at eight conferences across the U.S. More than 90% strongly agreed or agreed that the aforementioned objectives were met. Participants commented that the workshop was “illuminating,” was “very informative,” and “provided an inside look of how faculty are evaluated.” Results showed an immediate impact on participants' self-reported confidence to negotiate appointment and promotion processes. Discussion Increases in self-rated confidence to negotiate appointment and promotion processes may help sustain trainees' interest in becoming future faculty. Further monitoring will be needed to determine if early exposure to these concepts improves probability of seeking, obtaining, and maintaining appointments.
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title	Providing Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes
title_short	Providing Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes
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Providing Diverse Trainees an Early and Transparent Introduction to Academic Appointment and Promotion Processes

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