Organizational climate and family life: How these factors affect the status of women faculty at one medical school

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Shollen, S Lynn ^a,c   Bland, Carole J ^a   Finstad, Deborah A ^a   Taylor, Anne L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLIMATE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; BURNOUT; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER MOBILITY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149381137     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181900edf     Document Type: Article

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