Wake Forest School of Medicine, Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Fam Med. 2022 May;54(5):369-375. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2022.414574. Epub 2022 May 5.
Promotion has historically valued the scholarship of discovery over the scholarship of teaching. The clinician-educator promotion pathway is an attractive option for academic family physicians engaged in significant teaching. However, clinician-educators are less often promoted than peers on other tracks. Family medicine educators face unique challenges in promotion due to clinical requirements and often less guidance on how to meet promotion criteria. Promotion recognizes achievements of faculty and is often tied to higher base salary. We aimed to identify promotion preparation tips for academic family medicine educators.
We surveyed members of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Medical Student Education Collaborative electronically on promotion preparation lessons learned in (1) curriculum vitae preparation, (2) personal statement preparation, (3) selecting external reviewers, and (4) identifying measurable achievements. This qualitative study used grounded theory and constant comparison.
Fourteen individuals from 13 medical institutions responded with tips for success in promotion preparation. The tips identified actionable steps for promotion preparation of academic family medicine educators. Several main themes emerged, including the importance of timely and thorough documentation, detailed planning, and being knowledgeable about institutional-specific criteria early.
The tips provided in this study support family medicine educators in preparing for promotion and can be used as a tool for mentors, chairs and faculty development.
历史上，宣传更重视发现学术，而不是教学学术。对于从事大量教学工作的学术家庭医生来说，临床医生-教育者的晋升途径是一个很有吸引力的选择。然而，与其他职业道路上的同行相比，临床医生-教育者的晋升机会较少。由于临床要求，家庭医学教育工作者在晋升方面面临独特的挑战，而且通常对如何达到晋升标准的指导也较少。晋升认可教师的成就，并且通常与更高的基本工资挂钩。我们旨在确定学术家庭医学教育工作者晋升准备的技巧。
我们以电子方式向家庭医学教师学会（STFM）医学生教育合作组织的成员调查了在（1）简历准备、（2）个人陈述准备、（3）选择外部评审员和（4）确定可衡量的成就方面获得的晋升准备经验教训。这项定性研究使用了扎根理论和不断比较。
来自 13 所医疗机构的 14 人提供了晋升准备成功的建议。这些建议确定了学术家庭医学教育工作者晋升准备的可操作步骤。出现了几个主要主题，包括及时和彻底记录、详细规划以及尽早了解机构特定标准的重要性。
本研究提供的建议支持家庭医学教育工作者为晋升做准备，并可以作为导师、主席和教师发展的工具。
