An assessment of promotion and tenure requirements at dental schools

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-382

  Pilcher, Elizabeth S ^a   Kilpatrick, Anne Osborne ^a   Segars, John ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental faculty; Faculty recruitment and retention; Promotion; Tenure; Tenure tracks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY, DENTAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PUBLISHING; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOUTH CAROLINA; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549085963     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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