Retention of family medicine faculty development fellows in academic medicine.
OBJECTIVE
This study measured the retention of family medicine faculty development fellows in academic medicine.


METHODS
Surveys were sent, in two stages, to 1) fellowship program directors and 2) fellows. These surveys were about full-time faculty development fellowships with new or continued Title VII funding during the interval of 1993-1996. Retention as faculty was the primary outcome. Likelihood of leaving academics and service in a federally designated medically underserved area were secondary outcomes.


RESULTS
The fellowship program directors survey produced an 88% response rate and identified 105 alumni. The survey of fellows yielded a response rate of 73% (n = 77). The retention rate of these newly graduated family medicine fellows in academic positions was 75% (n = 58). A total of 37% (n = 21) of alumni in full- and part-time teaching positions reported being likely to leave their current position within the next 2 years.


CONCLUSIONS
Retention rates of newly graduated family medicine fellows in academic positions are similar to rates reported in the 1980s. This group anticipates a high job turnover within the next 2 years.
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Department of Family Practice, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA. fpkohr1@pop.uky.edu
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D000328:Adult; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States