Educational Background and Academic Rank of Faculty Members within US Schools of Pharmacy.
Objective. To characterize the educational background and academic rank of faculty members in US schools of pharmacy, estimate the extent to which they are employed by institutions where they received previous training, and determine whether differences in degree origin and rank exist between faculty members in established (≤1995) vs newer programs. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) faculty database and demographic information from the public domain. Results. Among 5516 faculty members, 50.3% held two or more types of degrees. Established schools had a higher median number of faculty members and a higher mean faculty rank than did newer schools. Conclusion. The difference in mean faculty rank highlights the shortage of experienced faculty members in newer schools. Future research efforts should investigate educational attainment in correlation to other faculty and school characteristics and prospectively track and report trends related to pharmacy faculty members composition.
University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy.
Mitra
M
Assemi
University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy; Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Karen Suchanek
KS
Hudmon
Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kevin M
KM
Sowinski
University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy.
Robin L
RL
Corelli
D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004522:Educational Status; D000071216:Faculty, Pharmacy / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000592:standards*; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States
academic teaching; leadership; pharmacy education; pharmacy faculty; workforce