Abstract
Objective
This study reports the academic outcomes, including scholarly productivity, of the graduates of one residency training track for future clinician educators and academic administrators. Since its implementation in 2008, the Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator (AACE) track at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic - UPMC has grown in popularity with reports of participants achieving post-graduate academic success; however, there has been no prior assessment of outcomes.
Methods
In 2015 all graduates of the track were surveyed using an anonymous, web-based survey. Twenty-nine total graduates were surveyed
Results
Twenty-four graduates responded to the survey (83% response rate). The graduates are very active in academic psychiatry with 23 (96%) holding an academic appointment with different administrative roles, medical director (50%) and training director (17%) being the most frequent. Participants have also been active in pursuing scholarship with 80% presenting their scholarly projects at local and national conferences and producing post-graduate, peer-reviewed articles (50%).
Conclusion
This study underscores the benefits of a clinician educator track and suggests areas for future growth.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the time and involvement of Dr. David Kupfer. Additionally, we are grateful to Dr. Lewis, Dr. Solai, and Dr. Roth for their ongoing support of the AACE Track and residency education as a whole. We also acknowledge Kimberly Kirchner for assistance in administrative needs of this project.
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Penner, A.E., Lundblad, W., Azzam, P.N. et al. Assessing Career Outcomes of a Resident Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track: A Seven-Year Follow-up. Acad Psychiatry 41, 278–281 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0536-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0536-9