The culture of academic medicine: Faculty perceptions of the lack of alignment between individual and institutional values

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1289-1295

  Pololi, Linda ^a   Kern, David E ^b   Carr, Phyllis ^c   Conrad, Peter ^a   Knight, Sharon ^d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career stage; Institutional values; Medical faculty values

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 72449129909     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1131-5     Document Type: Article

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