title: Career perceptions of young academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the perceptions and motivation of young full-time academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons who chose a career in academia and their experiences as faculty members.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-item questionnaire was sent to the chairman of all nonmilitary American Dental Association-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery training programs (total of 90 training programs), requesting that this questionnaire be completed by all full-time faculty who completed surgical residency between 1997 and 2003.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-eight completed surveys were included in this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The primary motivation to pursue a career in academic oral and maxillofacial surgery was the opportunity to perform major maxillofacial surgery, closely followed by a desire to teach dental students and surgical residents. Most respondents noted that they had the opportunity to pursue a faculty practice, and most believed that they worked in a supportive environment. However, several noted that they did not have faculty practice opportunities, and most did not have protected time to carry out research, administrative, or other scholarly activities.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UMDNJ-NJ Dental School, Newark, NJ 07013, USA. azizsr@umdnj.edu
authors: Shahid R
authors: SR
authors: Aziz
authors: Vincent B
authors: VB
authors: Ziccardi
authors: Malvin
authors: M
authors: Janal
authors: Shrimattie
authors: S
authors: Ramnauth
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires