The Pittman Scholar Program for junior faculty recognition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine

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ID15328829
AuthorsCayla Hurst (Administrative Fellow, UAB Academic Medicine and Ambulatory Operations, Birmingham, AL, USA), Toni R Leeth (Strategic Planning and Administration for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Etty Benveniste (0000-0003-4120-5750, University of Alabama at Birmingham), Etty N Benveniste (Research for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Robert P Kimberly (0000-0002-5330-3086, Clinical and Translational Research for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Craig Hoesley (0000-0003-2654-9141, Medical Education for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), LaKisha Mack (Administration and Finance for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Mona N Fouad (0000-0002-3522-4835, Diversity and Inclusion for the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), DAVID A ROGERS (0000-0001-9093-308X, Wellness Officer for UAB Medicine and the Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Selwyn M Vickers (0000-0003-3133-5543, Medicine and Dean of the Heersink School of Medicine and Chief Executive Officer of the UAB Health System, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), Anupam Agarwal (0000-0003-4276-5186, The Heersink School of Medicine, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages2182188-2182188
Publication date2023-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2023.2182188
PMID36861296
OpenAlexW4322757045
LanguageEN
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine established the Pittman Scholars Program in 2015 to elevate scientific impact and to support the recruitment and retention of highly competitive junior faculty. The authors examined the impact of this program on research productivity and on faculty retention. The authors evaluated publications and extramural grant awards and available demographic data for the Pittman Scholars compared to all junior faculty in the Heersink School of Medicine. From 2015 to 2021, the program awarded a diverse group of 41 junior faculty members across the institution. For this cohort, ninety-four new extramural grants were awarded and 146 grant applications were submitted since the inception of the scholar award. Pittman Scholars published a total of 411 papers during the term of the award. The faculty retention rate of the scholars was 95%, comparable to that of all Heersink junior faculty, with 2 recipients being recruited to other institutions. The implementation of the Pittman Scholars Program has been an effective strategy to celebrate scientific impact and acknowledge junior faculty members as outstanding scientists at our institution. The Pittman Scholars award allows junior faculty to use funds for their research program, publications, collaborations, and career advancement. The Pittman Scholars are recognized at local, regional, and national levels for the work they are contributing to academic medicine. The program has served as an important pipeline faculty development program and an avenue for individual recognition for research-intensive faculty

Academic medicine · Faculty Development · Institution · Library science · Medical education · Political science · Professional development · Social science · Sociology · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology

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