Presents the final report of a panel convened by the Association of American Medical College's Mission-based Management Program to examine use of metrics (i.e., measures) in assessing faculty and departmental contributions to clinical mission. Discusses methods of measuring and comparing clinical effort, commonly used metrics, development of…

Identified medical schools or departments that used metric systems to quantify faculty activity and productivity in teaching and analyzed purposes and progress of those systems. Found that identifying a "rational" method for distributing funds was the most common reason articulated, and that schools varied in types of information tracked. Also…

A survey of 115 medical schools concerning early retirement benefits and incentives for faculty found that defined-contribution plans were preferred and were available at 37 percent of institutions. Incentive programs were used by 70 percent of schools during 1987-91. However, few early retirements have occurred. Program characteristics,…

Results of a national survey concerning medical school policies for employing nontenured clinician-educator faculty, the titles given to faculty members in these tracks, and special features of employment are presented. (MSE)

The Association of American Medical Colleges identified problems regarding medical school faculty clinical practice in the views of faculty members and administrators in academic medical centers. Balancing faculty time among teaching, research, and service was most frequently mentioned. (Author/MLW)

A survey of 994 medical school deans, basic science and clinical department heads, tenure committee members, and junior and senior faculty found the most frequently identified problems with medical education concerned evaluation of teaching. General and specific concerns were expressed by the 455 survey respondents. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 142 Canadian and U.S. medical schools found almost all have faculty tenure systems; 9 limit tenure to basic science faculty. Over three-fourths define tenure to include some financial guarantee, which only rarely covers full salary/compensation. Pretenure probationary periods vary. Flexibility was a key policy feature. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 125 U.S. medical schools revealed changes in faculty evaluation, accountability measures reflected in compensation systems, new faculty tracks and career pathways, clarification of the portion of compensation defined by tenure, lengthened pretenure probation, and modification of the promotion-tenure link. Status of tenure guarantees,…

The history of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986 is reviewed, and planning/management issues for medical colleges facing the end of mandatory age-based faculty retirement are examined. Early planning to improve faculty evaluation and development, clarify financial guarantees of tenure, review space utilization, and make retirement…