AAMC analyses examine trends in medical school faculty tenure policies

AAMC analyses examine trends in medical school faculty tenure policies

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the percentage of medical school clinical faculty on tenured or tenure-eligible tracks in the U.S. has dwindled. For several decades, medical schools have been frequently encouraged to improve their appointment and tenure policies due to financial uncertainty, changes in health care delivery and reimbursement systems, and changes in workforce needs. An AAMC Analysis in Brief reports on clinical faculty tenure systems, financial guarantees associated with tenure, and probationary period length. For more information, please visit the following link: http://www.aamc.org/data/aib/aibissues/aibvol7_no1.pdf

Medical school faculty appointment and tenure policies were also examined in the March issue of Academic Medicine. In "The Continued Evolution of Faculty Appointment and Tenure Policies at U.S. Medical Schools," authors Sarah Bunton, PhD, and William Mallon, EdD, from the AAMC Division of Medical School Services and Studies, presented a review and analysis of such policies for both basic science and clinical faculty.

Source: Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) STAT e-newsletter 3/12/2007