| Commentary: Missing the elephant in my office: recommendations for part-time careers in academic medicine. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19881414 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Several recent articles in this journal, including the article by Linzer and colleagues in this issue, discuss and promote the concept of part-time careers in academic medicine as a solution to the need to achieve a work-life balance and to address the changing demographics of academic medicine. The article by Linzer and colleagues presents the consensus of a task force that attempted to address practical considerations for part-time work in academic internal medicine. Missing from these discussions, however, are a consensus on the definition of part-time work, consideration of how such strategies would be available to single parents, how time or resources will be allocated to part-time faculty to participate in professional associations, develop professional networks, and maintain currency in their field, and how part-time work can allow for the development of expertise in research and scholarly activity. Most important, the discussions about the part-time solution do not address the root cause of dissatisfaction and attrition: the ever-increasing and unsustainable workload of full-time faculty. The realization that an academic full-time career requires a commitment of 80 hours per week begs the question of whether part-time faculty would agree to work 40 hours a week for part-time pay. The historical underpinnings of the current situation, the implications of part-time solutions for the academy, and the consequences of choosing part-time work as the primary solution are discussed. Alternative strategies for addressing some of the problems facing full-time faculty are proposed. |
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Authors:
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Deborah Helitzer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 84 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-02 Completed Date: 2009-12-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1330-2 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC 09-5040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. helitzer@salud.unm.edu |
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Career Mobility Faculty, Medical / organization & administration* Humans Job Satisfaction Life Style Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / classification, organization & administration* Physicians, Women / statistics & numerical data Schools, Medical / manpower, organization & administration United States Workload |
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Comment On:
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Acad Med. 2009 Oct;84(10):1395-400
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19881429
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