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Gretchen Irwin1, Kari Nilsen1, Raghuveer Vedala1
1University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita - Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Family Medicine
|March 16, 2021
Summary
Building strong relationships is the most valued characteristic for family medicine faculty candidates. This insight aids faculty recruitment and development in residency programs facing shortages.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Family Medicine
- Physician Recruitment
Background:
- Family medicine faces significant faculty shortages, necessitating recruitment efforts.
- Residency programs will increasingly interview candidates for faculty positions.
- Limited data exists on desired attributes for family medicine faculty hires.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify key characteristics valued in family medicine residency faculty candidates.
- To understand the hiring priorities of current faculty and resident physicians.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey distributed to family medicine faculty and residents in Kansas.
- Respondents rated 25 characteristics across five domains: relationship building, clinical, teaching, research, and administrative skills.
Main Results:
- Relationship building was the most important characteristic for all respondent groups (faculty, residents, males, females).
- Administrative skills were ranked as the least important domain.
- A 49.7% response rate was achieved with 93 completed surveys.
Conclusions:
- The study offers a valuable perspective on desirable traits for family medicine faculty.
- Understanding these valued characteristics can inform faculty recruitment and development strategies.
- This knowledge is crucial for addressing faculty shortages in family medicine education.
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