Educational scholarship as a route to academic promotion: a depiction of surgical education scholars.
BACKGROUND
Education is the central component of academic medicine. Historically, academic promotion has favored clinician-investigators over clinician-educators. However, there are increasing numbers of individuals pursuing education scholarship as their academic focus. This study sought to describe these individuals and their experiences with academic promotion.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey of surgical educators was undertaken, eliciting demographic data and attitudes toward educational efforts and promotion.


RESULTS
Advanced academic rank was associated with male gender, age, publication on education topics, funding for research in education, recipient of teaching awards, and status as officer in an education association.


CONCLUSIONS
Educational scholarship is a viable pathway for academic promotion when sentinel components are included.
Klingensmith
Mary E
ME
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. klingensmithm@wustl.edu
Anderson
Kimberly D
KD
D000328:Adult; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002322:Career Mobility; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011643:Publishing; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington