The Impact of Centers and Institutes on Faculty Life: Findings from a Study of Life Sciences Faculty at Research-Intensive Universities’ Medical Schools |
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| Authors: | Sarah A Bunton and William T Mallon |
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| Institution: | (1) Association of American Medical Colleges, 2450 N St., N.W., Washington, DC, 20037, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | This article reports on the impact of organized research centers on professional effort, productivity, and perceptions of
work satisfaction for life sciences faculty members at research intensive universities’ medical schools in the U.S. Results
indicate that senior center-affiliated faculty members taught less but worked more total hours than peers not affiliated with
centers. Senior affiliated faculty members were more productive than their non-affiliated peers and were more likely to be
principal investigators on externally funded grants. Center-affiliated faculty members were more likely to be dissatisfied
with their mix of activities and workload but more likely to be satisfied with job security and autonomy. Implications beyond
this context are suggested.
Sarah A. Bunton is a Senior Research Associate at the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington DC. She received her B.A. from
the University of Chicago, her M.A. from the University of Minnesota, and her Ph.D. in higher educational policy also from
the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include postsecondary faculty work life and satisfaction, higher education
organization, and student development.
William T. Mallon is Assistant Vice President and Director of Organization and Management Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dr. Mallon received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Richmond and his M.Ed. and Ed.D. in higher education policy from
Harvard University. His research interests focus on the ways in which academic medical centers recruit and retain faculty
and administrative leaders and the interorganizational relationships among medical schools, teaching hospitals, and parent
universities. |
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| Keywords: | organized research units centers and institutes faculty work life faculty satisfaction |
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