title: Rethinking the future of tenure in the health professions: new wine in old bottles.
abstract: The purpose and meaning of tenure and the tenets surrounding it are not likely to change. The uses of tenure and accountability on the part of the giver and holder of tenure are both under scrutiny. Tenure or the process for attaining it is not appropriate for health professionals who intend to be providers of health care. Not everyone needs to be tenure to perform a quality service. The constraints of tenure for today's practicing health professionals are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bruhn
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D002322:Career Mobility; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce