A review of trends in attrition rates for surgical faculty: a case for a sustainable retention strategy to cope with demographic and economic realities.
J Am Coll Surg
; 216(5): 944-53; discussion 953-4, 2013 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Our aim was to compare trends in retention of academic surgeons by reviewing surgical faculty attrition rates (leaving academic surgery for any reason) of 3 cohorts at 5-year intervals between 1996 and 2011. STUDYDESIGN:
The Association of American Medical Colleges' Faculty Administrative Management On-Line User System database was queried for a retention report of all tenure/clinical track full-time MD faculty within our academic medical center on July 1, 1996 (group 1), July 1, 2001 (group 2), and July 1, 2006 (group 3). Retention was tracked for 5 years post snapshot. The individual 5-year cohort attrition rates (observed frequencies) were compared with combined attrition rates for all 3 groups (expected frequencies).RESULTS:
Overall, attrition trends for groups 2 (lower) and 3 (higher) were significantly different than the trends for all groups combined. Minorities and professors at the full or associate rank in group 3 contributed to this difference. Faculty in group 3 leaving our academic medical center were significantly more likely to transition into nonacademic practice compared with the other 2 groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Greater attrition in the last 5-year cohort, despite the increase in faculty positions, is worrisome. A continuous retention life cycle is critical if academic medical centers hope to compete for talent. Retention planning should include on-boarding programs for enculturation, monitoring of professional satisfaction, formalized mentoring of younger surgeons, retaining academic couples and a part-time workforce, leadership and talent management, exit interviews, and competitive financial packages.
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Assunto principal:
Reorganização de Recursos Humanos
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Faculdades de Medicina
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Cirurgia Geral
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Mobilidade Ocupacional
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Docentes de Medicina
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Surg
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos