Effective "on-boarding": transitioning from trainee to faculty.
Abstract
Abstract The transition from trainee to junior faculty member can be both exciting
and daunting. However, a paucity of medical literature exists to help guide new faculty
in this transition. Therefore, we adapted work from the business management literature
on what is referred to as "on-boarding"; effectively integrating and advancing one's
position as a new employee. This article outlines strategies for cultivating one's
own on-boarding as a junior faculty member at large academic medical centers. These
strategies are extrapolated from management practices, culled from the medical literature
on developing and retaining junior faculty, and, finally, borrowed from the hard-won
knowledge of junior and senior faculty members. They advise new faculty to: (1) start
early, (2) define your role--"managing yourself," (3) invest in/secure early wins,
(4) manage your manager, (5) identify the "true (or hidden)" organizational culture,
(6) reassess your own goals--"look in the rearview mirror and to the horizon," and
(7) use your mentors effectively. These strategies provide a roadmap for new faculty
members to transition as effectively as possible to their new jobs.
Type
Journal articleSubject
Career ChoiceCareer Mobility
Faculty, Medical
Goals
Humans
Internship and Residency
Job Application
Mentors
Negotiating
Organizational Culture
Palliative Care
Personnel Selection
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3340Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1089/jpm.2010.0123Publication Info
Gustin, Jillian; & Tulsky, James A (2010). Effective "on-boarding": transitioning from trainee to faculty. J Palliat Med, 13(10). pp. 1279-1283. 10.1089/jpm.2010.0123. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3340.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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James Aaron Tulsky
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Tulsky is Professor of Medicine and Nursing, and Chief, Duke Palliative Care.
His primary research interests are palliative care and provider-patient communication.
He uses quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze audio-recorded medical encounters,
assess quality of life at the end of life, study trajectories of patient experience,
and evaluate interventions to improve the care of patients with advanced serious illness.
Past projects include studies of audiorec
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