Meeting the goals of academia: characteristics of emergency medicine faculty academic work styles.
OBJECTIVE
Emergency medicine faculty have 24-hour clinical responsibilities in addition to the academic requirements of research and administration/teaching. This study was undertaken to determine the existing and ideal work style of such faculty by professional rank, administrative title, and/or tenure versus clinical track.


METHODS
Data analysis from department or residency directors of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved emergency medicine residency programs.


METHODS
ACGME-approved emergency medicine residency programs.


METHODS
Emergency medicine faculty.


RESULTS
Ninety-three percent of programs submitted appropriate data. Programs averaged 11 full- and four part-time faculty. Mean time ranged from 15 to 30 hours per week with an average mean of 23 hours (48% of total work week) for clinical responsibilities, from ten to 32 hours per week with an average mean of 19 hours per week (38%) for administrative/teaching efforts, and from three to 14 hours per week with an average mean of seven hours per week (15%) for research. Total time averaged between 44 and 51 hours per week. Ideal work style emphasized less clinical time and a shorter work week. Responsibilities varied by rank, administrative position, and clinical versus tenure track.


CONCLUSIONS
Emergency medicine faculty accomplish the clinical, research, and teaching/administrative demands of academia by increasing the number of faculty, varying the faculty responsibilities by rank and title, and shortening the total work week. Research time is extremely limited.
Meislin
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Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson.
Spaite
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Valenzuela
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D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000078329:Workforce