title: Career development needs of vice chairs for education in departments of surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the career development needs Vice Chair for Education in Surgery Departments (VCESDs).
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 33 VCESDs were invited to complete an online survey to identify the scope of duties, scholarly activity, job satisfaction, and career development needs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 29/33 (88%) VCESDs responded. Time constraints were the most frequent impediment for MDs vs. PhDs (p < 0.05). Dominant faculty development needs were conducting educational research (2.0 ± 0.78 for MDs, 1.33 ± 0.76 for PhDs), developing resident selection systems (1.68 ± 0.73), and mentorship programs (1.95 ± 0.77) for MDs, and developing teach the teacher programs (1 ± 0), and program performance evaluation systems (1.33 ± 0.76) for PhDs. The skills deemed to be of greatest importance were ability to communicate effectively (1.27 ± 0.55), resolve personnel conflicts (1.32 ± 0.57), and introduce change (1.41 ± 0.59). PhDs revealed a greater need to learn strategies for dealing with disruptive faculty (1.0 ± 0 vs 2.15 ± 0.87).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This information will inform the future career development of VCESDs and will assist Department Chairs who wish to recruit and retain VCESDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62794, USA. hsanfey@siumed.edu
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanfey
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boehler
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Darosa
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Dunnington
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States