title: Academic workforce trends in community hospitals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Obstetrician-gynecologist faculty workforce studies have been limited to faculty at university training programs. Not much is known about the obstetrician-gynecologist faculty workforce at community programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study assessed the obstetrician-gynecologist faculty workforce in community training programs via administering surveys to the department chairs. The questionnaire assessed number of current faculty by degree, work status (part-time/full-time), rank, and sub-specialty. Out of 125 programs, 65 responded (52% response rate).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean number of full-time faculty per department in community hospitals was 17 faculty. Two-thirds of community department chairs anticipated an increase in full-time faculty and 43% anticipated an increase in part-time faculty. Like university programs, sub-specialists and Professors (compared to generalists and assistant professors) were more likely to be male.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are similarities between the community and university faculty workforce, many of the community program faculty are involved in research. Given the evolving clinical, educational, and research demands on community faculty, it is important to continue to monitor and study community program faculty.
authors.affiliation: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Britta L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schulkin
authors.forename: Hal C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lawrence
keywords: Workforce; community hospital; faculty; gender; ob-gyn; university