TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of the academic environment
T2 - A national survey
AU - Bergstresser, P. R.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Two randomly selected subsets of dermatology training program graduates who passed qualifying examinations for certification by the American Board of Dermatology in 1984 and 1989 received a questionnaire concerning their perceptions of academic teaching positions. Approximately one third responded. Those in private practice indicated financial constraints, lack of “control,” and the requirement to be “political” as negative factors in academic centers, whereas those in academic positions indicated the inordinate amount of time that was required to achieve academic goals as the major negative factor. Both groups believed that the opportunity to teach and intellectual challenge were the most valued elements in academic careers. There was considerable misunderstanding among all respondents about the diversity of goals, methods, and opportunities that are found in many academic programs.
AB - Two randomly selected subsets of dermatology training program graduates who passed qualifying examinations for certification by the American Board of Dermatology in 1984 and 1989 received a questionnaire concerning their perceptions of academic teaching positions. Approximately one third responded. Those in private practice indicated financial constraints, lack of “control,” and the requirement to be “political” as negative factors in academic centers, whereas those in academic positions indicated the inordinate amount of time that was required to achieve academic goals as the major negative factor. Both groups believed that the opportunity to teach and intellectual challenge were the most valued elements in academic careers. There was considerable misunderstanding among all respondents about the diversity of goals, methods, and opportunities that are found in many academic programs.
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U2 - 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70311-O
DO - 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70311-O
M3 - Article
C2 - 1810992
AN - SCOPUS:0025718985
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 25
SP - 1092
EP - 1096
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 6
ER -