Recognizing diverse forms of scholarship in the modern medical college

dc.creator	Michael G. Anderson
dc.creator	Donna D’Alessandro
dc.creator	Dawn Quelle
dc.creator	Rick Axelson
dc.creator	Lois J. Geist
dc.creator	Donald W. Black
dc.date	2013-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:42Z
dc.identifier	10.5116/ijme.51b4.730c
dc.identifier	2042-6372
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d4a2453e2f614a77a8be56cf87707587
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16250
dc.description	Objectives: To determine which metrics of scholarly output have the most impact on decisions for faculty promotion, as new forms of scholarship are evolving at medical schools to answer an emerging need for increased skills specialization and interdisciplinary collaboration. Methods: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (UICCOM) data was used to test associations between important scholarship parameters and promotions outcomes. Two analyses were carried out. One evaluated summary data for tenure track faculty seeking promotion from Assistant to Associate professor over a 5-year period, and correlated success with the number of publications over different periods of the research career. The second sought to identify predictors of a positive tenure decision for faculty with an MD and/or a PhD, examining factors such as research publications, grant awards, timing of career transitions and departmental affiliations. Results: Promotion correlated significantly with the number of first (or last) authored publications since initial appointment (p<0.001), but not with the number of lifetime peer-reviewed publications. The best predictor of tenure was the receipt of at least 1 grant award; this held true for both MDs and PhDs. Conclusions: Despite the evolving need for faculty member involvement in interdisciplinary and collaborative projects that may not provide them with authorship opportunities or independent funding, our data suggest that they continue to be assessed based on these criteria. Medical colleges are encouraged to adopt more inclusive scholarship definitions that better fit with the reality of todays' academic mission.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IJME
dc.relation	http://www.ijme.net/archive/4/scholarship-in-a-medical-college.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2042-6372
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Journal of Medical Education, Vol 4, Pp 120-125 (2013)
dc.subject	promotions
dc.subject	boyer
dc.subject	scholarship
dc.subject	discovery
dc.subject	application
dc.subject	integration
dc.subject	teaching
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Recognizing diverse forms of scholarship in the modern medical college
dc.type	article