A mixed-methods investigation of the motivations, goals, and aspirations of male and female academic medical faculty

Academic Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1089-1097

  Jones, Rochelle DeCastro ^a   Griffith, Kent A ^b   Ubel, Peter A ^c   Stewart, Abigail ^b   Jagsi, Reshma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEXISM; UNITED STATES;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER MOBILITY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PHYSICIANS; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEXISM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973137236     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001244     Document Type: Article

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