Succeeding as a Clinician Educator: Useful Tips and Resources.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Castiglioni, Analia; Aagaard, Eva; Spencer, Abby; Nicholson, Laura; Karani, Reena; Bates, Carol; Willett, Lisa; Chheda, Shobhina
- Source
- JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine. Jan2013, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p136-140. 5p.
- Subject
- *ACADEMIC medical centers
*HEALTH facilities
*MENTORING
*CAREER development
*MEDICAL care
- Language
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
Clinician Educators (CEs) play an essential role in the education and patient care missions of academic medical centers. Despite their crucial role, academic advancement is slower for CEs than for other faculty. Increased clinical productivity demands and financial stressors at academic medical centers add to the existing challenges faced by CEs. This perspective seeks to provide a framework for junior CEs to consider with the goal of maximizing their chance of academic success. We discuss six action areas that we consider central to flourishing at academic medical centers: 1. Clarify what success means and define goals; 2. Seek mentorship and be a responsible mentee; 3. Develop a niche and engage in relevant professional development; 4. Network; 5. Transform educational activities into scholarship; and 6. Seek funding and other resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]