Work-Life Balance in Academic Medicine: Narratives of Physician-Researchers and Their Mentors

被引:103
作者
Strong, Erin A. [1 ]
De Castro, Rochelle [2 ,3 ]
Sambuco, Dana [2 ,3 ]
Stewart, Abigail [4 ,5 ]
Ubel, Peter A. [6 ,7 ]
Griffith, Kent A. [8 ]
Jagsi, Reshma [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Ctr Bioeth & Social Sci Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Dept Radiat Oncol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[4] Univ Michigan, Womens Studies Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[5] Univ Michigan, Dept Psychol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[6] Duke Univ, Fuqua Sch Business, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[7] Duke Univ, Sanford Sch Publ Policy, Durham, NC USA
[8] Univ Michigan, Ctr Comprehens Canc, Biostat Unit, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
gender; work-life balance; academic medicine; medical profession; qualitative research; CHILD-CARE COSTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; FACULTY RESEARCHERS; SEX-DIFFERENCES; WOMEN FACULTY; USERS GUIDES; HEALTH-CARE; GENDER; FLEXIBILITY; SUCCESS;
D O I
10.1007/s11606-013-2521-2
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
BACKGROUND: Leaders in academic medicine are often selected from the ranks of physician-researchers, whose demanding careers involve multiple professional commitments that must also be balanced with demands at home. To gain a more nuanced understanding of work-life balance issues from the perspective of a large and diverse group of faculty clinician-researchers and their mentors. A qualitative study with semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted from 2010 to 2011, using inductive analysis and purposive sampling. One hundred former recipients of U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) K08 or K23 career development awards and 28 of their mentors. Three researchers with graduate training in qualitative methods conducted the interviews and thematically coded verbatim transcripts. Five themes emerged related to work-life balance: (1) the challenge and importance of work-life balance for contemporary physician-researchers, (2) how gender roles and spousal dynamics make these issues more challenging for women, (3) the role of mentoring in this area, (4) the impact of institutional policies and practices intended to improve work-life balance, and (5) perceptions of stereotype and stigma associated with utilization of these programs. In academic medicine, in contrast to other fields in which a lack of affordable childcare may be the principal challenge, barriers to work-life balance appear to be deeply rooted within professional culture. A combination of mentorship, interventions that target institutional and professional culture, and efforts to destigmatize reliance on flexibility (with regard to timing and location of work) are most likely to promote the satisfaction and success of the new generation of clinician-researchers who desire work-life balance.
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页码:1596 / 1603
页数:8
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