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Who's In The Inner Circle? Exploring Network Connections Among Health Professions Faculty For Career Advancement, Maureen Becker, Elsie Wordekemper, Betsy J. Becker
Who's In The Inner Circle? Exploring Network Connections Among Health Professions Faculty For Career Advancement, Maureen Becker, Elsie Wordekemper, Betsy J. Becker
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The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of network connections in new or early career health professional faculty. Knowing this information can foster targeted faculty development strategies to build, leverage and maintain connections for advancement with scholarly activity. Faculty shortages currently exist amongst the medical and healthcare professions compounded by an aging U.S. population, increasing the demand for health care services.1 Each year, new faculty are hired, following carefully executed and costly searches. Much time, energy and finances are invested into "human" resources, not limited to, but including; salary, benefits and start up packages. All of …