title: Turnover of first-time Chairs in departments of psychiatry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors examine the tenure of first-time Chairs in academic departments of psychiatry in order to stimulate discussion on extant workforce and leadership issues.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on tenure of Chairs in psychiatry and other nonsurgical specialties were derived from the longitudinal database of the Association of American Medical Colleges and evaluated for successive 4-year epochs between 1983 and 2002.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 5-year retention rate of Chairs of academic departments of psychiatry is 68%, and the 10-year retention rate drops sharply to 39%, similar to other specialties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although most first-time Chairs of psychiatry last 5 years in their position, much fewer remain 10 years or longer. Therefore, efforts to promote succession planning for academic leadership in psychiatry are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Stoney Building, Department of Psychiatry, 997 St. Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. pbuckley@mcg.edu
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Rayburn
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007857:Leadership; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce