Beschreibung:
Since 2005 a dozen states and more than 15 specialties have reported a physician shortage or anticipate one in the next few years. This anticipated shortage and a worsening of physician distribution are compounded by a projected increased demand for women's healthcare services.
This volume is an important addition to the literature, because:
Foreword.- Preface.- Chapter 1: Medical Education 100 years after the Flexner Report.- Chapter 2: Preparing for Medical School and Residency Training Expansion.- Chapter 3: Changing Demographics of Women's Healthcare Faculty.- Chapter 4: Clinician Educators and Their Expanding Roles.- Chapter 5: Physician Investigators and Their Future.- Chapter 6: Part-time Faculty and Their Hidden Value.- Chapter 7: Trends in Faculty Salaries.- Chapter 8: Tenure and Its Many Meanings.- Chapter 9: Faculty Satisfaction and Retention.-Chapter 10: Developing Academic Leaders.