PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Beckerle, Mary C.
AU  - Reed, Kathryn L.
AU  - Scott, Rosalyn P.
AU  - Shafer, Mary-Ann
AU  - Towner, Dena
AU  - Valantine, Hannah A.
AU  - Zahniser, Nancy R.
TI  - Medical Faculty Development: A Modern-Day Odyssey
AID  - 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002763
DP  - 2011 Oct 12
TA  - Science Translational Medicine
PG  - 104cm31--104cm31
VI  - 3
IP  - 104
4099  - http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/3/104/104cm31.short
4100  - http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/3/104/104cm31.full
AB  - Academic medical centers (AMCs) are pillars of the community; they provide health care, create jobs, educate biomedical professionals, and engage in research and innovation. To sustain their impact on human health, AMCs must improve the professional satisfaction of their faculty. Here, we describe ways to enhance recruitment, retention, creativity, and productivity of health science faculty.