PhDs in Pediatric Departments

Psychologists in medical schools—professional issues for the future: How are rank and tenure associated with productivity and satisfaction?

“…Tenure has traditionally been a marker of career success within academic settings and purportedly ensures greater employment security. However, a general movement away from tenure-track positions in medical school settings (Bickel, 1991 : Cohen, 1995 : Jones & Sanderson, 1994), especially for nonmedical faculty (Leuschen et al, 1988), may mean even less security for psychologists choosing to work in medical schools in the future. Although many promotion and tenure committees at medical schools include psychologists, others do not have psychology representatives to enhance informed decision making regarding the quality of academic productivity and other important contributors to promotion and tenure decisions.…”

“…Tenure and academic rank are two criteria for evaluating the success with which psychologists have been integrated into medical school settings. Medical school psychologists may feel particularly vulnerable at the present time because few receive tenure (Leuschen, Nelson, & Frias, 1988), despite having a long history of providing service, research, and training within medical education. One reason that psychologists are often excluded from tenure may be the reluctance of medical schools to incur the financial liability that might ensue if clinical billing decreased or research funding were unavailable (Morrow, 1988).…”

Major Long‐Term Factors Influencing Dental Education in the Twenty‐First Century

“…All pediatric divisions are represented, including cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, hematology, medical genetics, allergy, and urology, among others. 62 Ph.D.'s in psychology have clinical responsibilities, for the most part, although some are involved in research as well. Also at the national level in pediatric departments, 3.6 percent of the faculty are combined M.D./Ph.D.'s.…”

“…Also at the national level in pediatric departments, 3.6 percent of the faculty are combined M.D./Ph.D.'s. 62 In academic dentistry, this strategy has worked well. The orthodontics faculty at the University of Washington, for example, has for many years had and continues to have a tenured Ph.D. who teaches, does research, and works with graduate students to develop and direct research projects.…”