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Perceptions of Skill Development of Participants in Three National Career Development Programs for Women Faculty in Academic Medicine
Academic medicine, v 89(6), pp 896-903
01 Jun 2014
PMID: 24871241
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Abstract
Purpose
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Drexel University College of Medicine have designed and implemented national career development programs (CDPs) to help women faculty acquire and strengthen skills needed for success in academic medicine. The authors hypothesized that skills women acquired in CDPs would vary by career stage and program attended.
Method
In 2011, the authors surveyed a national cohort of 2,779 women listed in the AAMC Faculty Roster who also attended one of three CDPs (Early- and Mid-Career Women in Medicine Seminars, and/ or Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) between 1988 and 2010 to examine their characteristics and CDP experiences. Participants indicated from a list of 16 skills whether each skill was newly acquired, improved, or not improved as a result of their program participation.
Results
Of 2,537 eligible CDP women, 942 clicked on the link in an invitation e-mail, and 879 (93%) completed the survey. Respondents were representative of women faculty in academic medicine. Participants rated the CDPs highly. Almost all reported gaining and/or improving skills from the CDP. Four skills predominated across all three programs: interpersonal skills, leadership, negotiation, and networking. The skills that attendees endorsed differed by respondents' career stages, more so than by program attended.
Conclusions
Women participants perceived varying skills gained or improved from their attendance at the CDPs. Determining ways in which CDPs can support women's advancement in academic medicine requires a deeper understanding of what participants seek from CDPs and how they use program content to advance their careers.
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- Title
- Perceptions of Skill Development of Participants in Three National Career Development Programs for Women Faculty in Academic Medicine
- Creators
- Deborah L. Helitzer - University of New MexicoSharon L. Newbill - University of New MexicoPage S. Morahan - Drexel UniversityDiane Magrane - Drexel UniversityGina Cardinali - University of New MexicoChih-Chieh Wu - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterShine Chang - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Publication Details
- Academic medicine, v 89(6), pp 896-903
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- UL1TR000041 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) National Center for Research Resources; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) R01HD064655 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) UL1 TR000041 / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 1RO1 HD064655-01 / National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000337176300023
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84903633383
- Other Identifier
- 991019167799504721
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