Professional Characteristics and Job Satisfaction Among SGIM Members: A Comparison of Part-time and Full-time Physician Members |
| |
| Authors: | Rachel B. Levine Rebecca A. Harrison Hilit F. Mechaber Christopher Phillips Thomas H. Gallagher |
| |
| Affiliation: | (1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA;(2) Division of Hospitalist Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA;(3) Division of General Internal Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA;(4) Division of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA;(5) Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND As more physicians work part-time (PT), the faculty, institutions, and organizations that represent them should understand the factors that motivate and satisfy these physicians. OBJECTIVE Compare factors associated with job satisfaction among PT and full-time (FT) academic physicians. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS Members of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), a national, academic Internal Medicine organization. RESULTS Fifty percent (1,396 of 2,772) of SGIM members responded, 11% work PT. Compared to FT, PT physicians were more often female (85% vs 38%, p < .001), clinicians (Cs) or clinician–educators (CEs) (84% vs 56%, p < .001), and of a lower rank (77% vs 61%, p = .001). Job satisfaction was similar between PT and FT Cs and CEs. For PT Cs and CEs, record of publication (11% vs 21%, p = .04) and local and national recognition (24% vs 36%, p = .03) were less important to overall job satisfaction compared to FT Cs and CEs. In multivariate analysis, academic rank (odds ratio [OR] = 7.18, 95%CI = 1.40–36.50) was associated with higher satisfaction among PT Cs and CEs. CONCLUSIONS PT and FT C and CE SGIM members report similar satisfaction, but different factors contribute to satisfaction. Knowing what motivates and satisfies PT physicians may allow medical centers to retain faculty and create positions to help them to fulfill their potential. Portions of this paper were presented at the 2006 Society of General Internal Medicine national meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
| |
| Keywords: | Part-time careers academic medicine physician satisfaction |
| 本文献已被 PubMed SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
