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Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators
INTRODUCTION: Midcareer research faculty are a vital part of the advancement of science in U.S. medical schools, but there are troubling trends in recruitment, retention, and burnout rates. METHODS: The primary sampling frame for this online survey was recipients of a single R01 or equivalent and/or...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10225255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37251000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.525 |
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author | Pololi, Linda H. Evans, Arthur T. Civian, Janet T. Cooper, Lisa A. Gibbs, Brian K. Ninteau, Kacy Dagher, Rada K. Bloom-Feshbach, Kimberly Brennan, Robert T. |
author_facet | Pololi, Linda H. Evans, Arthur T. Civian, Janet T. Cooper, Lisa A. Gibbs, Brian K. Ninteau, Kacy Dagher, Rada K. Bloom-Feshbach, Kimberly Brennan, Robert T. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Midcareer research faculty are a vital part of the advancement of science in U.S. medical schools, but there are troubling trends in recruitment, retention, and burnout rates. METHODS: The primary sampling frame for this online survey was recipients of a single R01 or equivalent and/or K-award from 2013 to 2019. Inclusion criteria were 3–14 years at a U.S. medical school and rank of associate professor or two or more years as assistant professor. Forty physician investigators and Ph.D. scientists volunteered for a faculty development program, and 106 were propensity-matched controls. Survey items covered self-efficacy in career, research, work-life; vitality/burnout; relationships, inclusion, trust; diversity; and intention to leave academic medicine. RESULTS: The majority (52%) reported receiving poor mentoring; 40% experienced high burnout and 41% low vitality, which, in turn, predicted leaving intention (P < 0.0005). Women were more likely to report high burnout (P = 0.01) and low self-efficacy managing work and personal life (P = 0.01) and to be seriously considering leaving academic medicine than men (P = 0.003). Mentoring quality (P < 0.0005) and poor relationships, inclusion, and trust (P < 0.0005) predicted leaving intention. Non-underrepresented men were very likely to report low identity self-awareness (65%) and valuing differences (24%) versus underrepresented men (25% and 0%; P < 0.0005). Ph.D.s had lower career advancement self-efficacy than M.D.s (P < .0005). CONCLUSIONS: Midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators faced significant career challenges. Experiences diverged by underrepresentation, gender, and degree. Poor quality mentoring was an issue for most. Effective mentoring could address the concerns of this vital component of the biomedical workforce. |
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spelling | pubmed-102252552023-05-29 Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators Pololi, Linda H. Evans, Arthur T. Civian, Janet T. Cooper, Lisa A. Gibbs, Brian K. Ninteau, Kacy Dagher, Rada K. Bloom-Feshbach, Kimberly Brennan, Robert T. J Clin Transl Sci Research Article INTRODUCTION: Midcareer research faculty are a vital part of the advancement of science in U.S. medical schools, but there are troubling trends in recruitment, retention, and burnout rates. METHODS: The primary sampling frame for this online survey was recipients of a single R01 or equivalent and/or K-award from 2013 to 2019. Inclusion criteria were 3–14 years at a U.S. medical school and rank of associate professor or two or more years as assistant professor. Forty physician investigators and Ph.D. scientists volunteered for a faculty development program, and 106 were propensity-matched controls. Survey items covered self-efficacy in career, research, work-life; vitality/burnout; relationships, inclusion, trust; diversity; and intention to leave academic medicine. RESULTS: The majority (52%) reported receiving poor mentoring; 40% experienced high burnout and 41% low vitality, which, in turn, predicted leaving intention (P < 0.0005). Women were more likely to report high burnout (P = 0.01) and low self-efficacy managing work and personal life (P = 0.01) and to be seriously considering leaving academic medicine than men (P = 0.003). Mentoring quality (P < 0.0005) and poor relationships, inclusion, and trust (P < 0.0005) predicted leaving intention. Non-underrepresented men were very likely to report low identity self-awareness (65%) and valuing differences (24%) versus underrepresented men (25% and 0%; P < 0.0005). Ph.D.s had lower career advancement self-efficacy than M.D.s (P < .0005). CONCLUSIONS: Midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators faced significant career challenges. Experiences diverged by underrepresentation, gender, and degree. Poor quality mentoring was an issue for most. Effective mentoring could address the concerns of this vital component of the biomedical workforce. Cambridge University Press 2023-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10225255/ /pubmed/37251000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.525 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Pololi, Linda H. Evans, Arthur T. Civian, Janet T. Cooper, Lisa A. Gibbs, Brian K. Ninteau, Kacy Dagher, Rada K. Bloom-Feshbach, Kimberly Brennan, Robert T. Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title | Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title_full | Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title_fullStr | Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title_full_unstemmed | Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title_short | Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators |
title_sort | are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? a survey of midcareer ph.d. and physician investigators |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10225255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37251000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.525 |
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