ContextPrevious studies have suggested that minority medical school faculty are at a
disadvantage in promotion opportunities compared with white faculty. ObjectiveTo compare …

Abstract Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been used in assessing scientific journals. Other
indices, h-and g-indices and Article Influence Score (AIS), have been developed to …

Background This study aimed to identify and explain the strategies of faculty development
based on their role at Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences. Methods We conducted a …

Abstract Background: Medical undergraduates'(UGs) involvement in research activities is
thought to be mutually beneficial to students, their mentors and the scholarly productivity of …

Since the publication of the Flexner Report in 1910, the medical education enterprise has
undergone many changes to ensure that medical schools meet a minimum standard for the …

Purpose Traditional promotion standards rely heavily on quantification of research grants
and publications in the curriculum vitae. The promotion and retention of educators is …

Evidence-Based Appointment and Promotion of Academic Faculty... : Academic Medicine
Evidence-Based Appointment and Promotion of Academic Faculty at the University of Chicago …

Purpose To collect baseline data and describe how medical schools handle faculty affairs
and faculty development responsibilities. Method In January 2000, the authors surveyed …

Purpose The authors sought to identify variables associated with MD–PhD program
graduates' academic medicine careers. Methods We analyzed data for a national cohort of …

The authors present recent data on changes under way in and the current status of faculty
appointment and tenure policies in US medical schools. The data are drawn from a survey …