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Dear Roy, Thank you so much for these evidences. I am not surprised to see these stats! And I am sure there are so many evidences of misconducts like these and in various other forms. Experiences shared on this discussion platform could provide us better understanding of this issue. With sincere thanks, Sadequa' On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Poses, Roy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There is evidence, albeit either somewhat anecdotal, or not easy to find, > about how young faculty are pressured to bring in money ahead of all other > concerns, and may report to unscrupulous supervisors. > > First, see this qualitative study: Pololi L, Kern DE, Carr P, Conrad P, > Knight S. The culture of academic medicine: faculty perceptions of the lack > of alignment between individual and institutional values. J Gen Intern Med > 2009; 24: 1289-95. Link here<http://www.med.upenn.edu/focus/user_documents/CultureofAcademicMedicine_Pololijgim.pdf> > . > and our letter in response to it: Poses RM, Smith WR. Faculty values. J > Gen Intern Med 2010; 25: 646. Link here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881965/>. > > > Pololi et al did a quantitative survey of US faculty with striking > results. Unfortunately, it is available so far only in abstract form: > https://www.aamc.org/download/154216/data/your_career_is_more_than_your_specialty_-_246.pdf > > A quote: > > *51% agreed that 'the administration is only interested in me for the > revenue I generate'*; 31%; that 'the culture of my institution > discourages altruism'; 31%, that other people have taken credit for my > work'; and *30% that 'I am reluctant to express my opinion for fear of > negative consequences.' Half perceived that the institution does not > value teaching and 27% that it does not reward clinical excellence*; Over > half disagreed with the statement that their own values are aligned with > those of the institution. Also, *30% had seriously considered leaving > academic medicine and 46% their own institution*, both in the prior year. > > > See relevant discussions on Health Care Renewal here: > > http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/11/who-you-gonna-call-how-should-young.html > > http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/12/american-medical-schools-are-only-in-it.html > > http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2012/01/elephants-we-can-notice-but-cannot-name.html > > > >