Part-time and job-share careers among pharmacy practice faculty members.
Part-time and job-share policies may allow pharmacy practice faculty members to achieve work/life balance while pursuing their professional goals. Precedent for alternative work schedules within the health professions community can be found throughout the literature; however, little is known about part-time roles in academic pharmacy. The design and implementation of 3 different alternative faculty appointments are described and department chair and faculty perspectives are shared. Teaching, service, and scholarship responsibilities, as well as outcomes before and after changes in appointment, are described. Advantages and disadvantages, including advice for other colleges of pharmacy, are presented. Alternate appointments may be a key factor in retaining highly qualified faculty members who continue to bring their expertise to teaching, precepting, and scholarship within a college or school of pharmacy.
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Brooke
B
Griffin
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Kathleen
K
Vest
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Shaunte
S
Pohl
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Jennifer
J
Mazan
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Susan
S
Winkler
D035843:Biomedical Research; D002322:Career Mobility; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D010595:Pharmacists; D016730:Program Development; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D017748:Time Management; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload
academia; alternative work schedule; clinical faculty members