First-time department chairs at U.S. medical schools: A 29-year perspective on recruitment and retention

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1336-1341

  Rayburn, William F ^a   Alexander, Hershel ^b   Lang, Jonathan ^b   Scott, James L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAIR; COHORT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349866144     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b6c290     Document Type: Article

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