title: The impact of student-faculty ratio on pharmacy faculty scholarship.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship and impact of student-faculty ratio on scholarship of pharmacy faculty members.
  
  
  METHODS
  The number and rank of faculty members, pharmacy program characteristics, and faculty productivity data were collected to determine the impact of student-faculty ratio on faculty scholarship.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Faculty scholarship was not predicted by student-faculty ratio. Factors impacting positively on faculty productivity included National Institutes of Health funding; presence of clinical associate professors, instructors, and lecturers; and programs located in public universities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Faculty productivity is not related to the student-faculty ratio, wherein more faculty members and fewer students equates to increased scholarship. However, public universities may have different infrastructures which are associated with greater academic productivity compared to private institutions. Additionally, utilizing instructors and clinical or nontenure-track faculty members can significantly increase scholarship among faculty members.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, USA. sbenavid@nsu.nova.edu
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benavides
authors.forename: Angela S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Wolowich
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004526:Efficiency; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D012372:ROC Curve; D012106:Research; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013663:Teaching