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Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs
INTRODUCTION: Obtaining a tenure track faculty position (TTFP) after postdoctoral appointment (PDA) completion is considered an indicator of successful transition to independence (TTI). Whether cross-institutional mobility (CIM)—moving to a different institution from that of the PDA—contributes to T...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9624420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36318574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276389 |
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author | Shaaban, C. Elizabeth Dennis, Tammy L. Gabrielson, Stephen Miller, Laura J. Zellers, Darlene F. Levine, Arthur S. Rosano, Caterina |
author_facet | Shaaban, C. Elizabeth Dennis, Tammy L. Gabrielson, Stephen Miller, Laura J. Zellers, Darlene F. Levine, Arthur S. Rosano, Caterina |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Obtaining a tenure track faculty position (TTFP) after postdoctoral appointment (PDA) completion is considered an indicator of successful transition to independence (TTI). Whether cross-institutional mobility (CIM)—moving to a different institution from that of the PDA—contributes to TTI is unclear, as data evaluating retention and mobility is lacking. We tested the hypothesis that, for postdocs (PDs) at R1 institutions, CIM is a significant predictor of successful TTI defined as TTFP-status 3 years post-PDA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using University of Pittsburgh data for health sciences PDs we tested the association of CIM at PDA completion (moved to a different institution (CIM = 1) or retained at Pitt (CIM = 0)) with TTFP-status 3 years post-PDA (TTFP, non-TTFP, or left faculty position) using multinomial logistic regression models. RESULTS: Among all 622 Pitt PDs, 3-year retention in a faculty position at Pitt was 21%, while 14% had a faculty position outside of Pitt. Among the analytic sample of PDs with an academic career outcome during the study period (N = 238; 50% women, 8% underrepresented minorities (URM)), at baseline PDA completion 39% moved to a different institution (CIM = 1), and 61% remained at Pitt (CIM = 0) in any job type. Those with CIM = 1 had greater odds of having a TTFP at follow-up than those with CIM = 0 [adjusted OR (95% CI): 4.4 (2.1, 9.2)]. DISCUSSION: One fifth of Pitt PDs were retained by Pitt as faculty. While Pitt PDs were equally likely to get a faculty position whether they were retained at Pitt or left, those who left had greater odds of obtaining a TTFP. Future work with longer follow-up times, expanded markers of TTI, and samples from other R1 institutions is needed to better understand the reason for these results. This knowledge can lead to better support for the next generation of PDs as they successfully transition to faculty. |
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spelling | pubmed-96244202022-11-02 Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs Shaaban, C. Elizabeth Dennis, Tammy L. Gabrielson, Stephen Miller, Laura J. Zellers, Darlene F. Levine, Arthur S. Rosano, Caterina PLoS One Research Article INTRODUCTION: Obtaining a tenure track faculty position (TTFP) after postdoctoral appointment (PDA) completion is considered an indicator of successful transition to independence (TTI). Whether cross-institutional mobility (CIM)—moving to a different institution from that of the PDA—contributes to TTI is unclear, as data evaluating retention and mobility is lacking. We tested the hypothesis that, for postdocs (PDs) at R1 institutions, CIM is a significant predictor of successful TTI defined as TTFP-status 3 years post-PDA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using University of Pittsburgh data for health sciences PDs we tested the association of CIM at PDA completion (moved to a different institution (CIM = 1) or retained at Pitt (CIM = 0)) with TTFP-status 3 years post-PDA (TTFP, non-TTFP, or left faculty position) using multinomial logistic regression models. RESULTS: Among all 622 Pitt PDs, 3-year retention in a faculty position at Pitt was 21%, while 14% had a faculty position outside of Pitt. Among the analytic sample of PDs with an academic career outcome during the study period (N = 238; 50% women, 8% underrepresented minorities (URM)), at baseline PDA completion 39% moved to a different institution (CIM = 1), and 61% remained at Pitt (CIM = 0) in any job type. Those with CIM = 1 had greater odds of having a TTFP at follow-up than those with CIM = 0 [adjusted OR (95% CI): 4.4 (2.1, 9.2)]. DISCUSSION: One fifth of Pitt PDs were retained by Pitt as faculty. While Pitt PDs were equally likely to get a faculty position whether they were retained at Pitt or left, those who left had greater odds of obtaining a TTFP. Future work with longer follow-up times, expanded markers of TTI, and samples from other R1 institutions is needed to better understand the reason for these results. This knowledge can lead to better support for the next generation of PDs as they successfully transition to faculty. Public Library of Science 2022-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9624420/ /pubmed/36318574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276389 Text en © 2022 Shaaban et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Shaaban, C. Elizabeth Dennis, Tammy L. Gabrielson, Stephen Miller, Laura J. Zellers, Darlene F. Levine, Arthur S. Rosano, Caterina Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title | Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title_full | Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title_fullStr | Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title_full_unstemmed | Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title_short | Retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
title_sort | retention, mobility, and successful transition to independence of health sciences postdocs |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9624420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36318574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276389 |
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