TY - JOUR
T1 - Career Perceptions of Young Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
AU - Aziz, Shahid R.
AU - Ziccardi, Vincent B.
AU - Janal, Malvin
AU - Ramnauth, Shrimattie
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the perceptions and motivation of young full-time academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons who chose a career in academia and their experiences as faculty members. Materials and Methods: An 11-item questionnaire was sent to the chairman of all nonmilitary American Dental Association-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery training programs (total of 90 training programs), requesting that this questionnaire be completed by all full-time faculty who completed surgical residency between 1997 and 2003. Results: Forty-eight completed surveys were included in this study. Conclusions: The primary motivation to pursue a career in academic oral and maxillofacial surgery was the opportunity to perform major maxillofacial surgery, closely followed by a desire to teach dental students and surgical residents. Most respondents noted that they had the opportunity to pursue a faculty practice, and most believed that they worked in a supportive environment. However, several noted that they did not have faculty practice opportunities, and most did not have protected time to carry out research, administrative, or other scholarly activities.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the perceptions and motivation of young full-time academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons who chose a career in academia and their experiences as faculty members. Materials and Methods: An 11-item questionnaire was sent to the chairman of all nonmilitary American Dental Association-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery training programs (total of 90 training programs), requesting that this questionnaire be completed by all full-time faculty who completed surgical residency between 1997 and 2003. Results: Forty-eight completed surveys were included in this study. Conclusions: The primary motivation to pursue a career in academic oral and maxillofacial surgery was the opportunity to perform major maxillofacial surgery, closely followed by a desire to teach dental students and surgical residents. Most respondents noted that they had the opportunity to pursue a faculty practice, and most believed that they worked in a supportive environment. However, several noted that they did not have faculty practice opportunities, and most did not have protected time to carry out research, administrative, or other scholarly activities.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2006.04.042
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2006.04.042
M3 - Article
C2 - 17368376
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 65
SP - 762
EP - 765
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 4
ER -