2012 Faculty Satisfaction Survey

1. 2012 Faculty Satisfaction Survey Overview and Results

2. Faculty Satisfaction Survey—Fast Facts • Survey administered periodically; since 2006, every two years (October-November) • Current survey developed internally (in 2006); no external benchmarks • Office of Faculty Affairs and UMHS Quality Improvement work together to design, maintain, administer survey, and to analyze, compile, and report results.

3. Survey Administration • Data collection online using Qualtrics survey platform • Survey is anonymous • Within survey, faculty self-classify themselves by their: • Clinical Department (and division for larger departments) • Current Status • ACU, if clinical • Other Demographics

4. General Survey Design • Survey is “modular” in design: • Some common questions for all faculty • Some exclusive questions limited to clinical and research activities, based on faculty self-identification

5. General Survey Topics Rated • Leadership (Dean’s Office, Department Chairs, Division Chiefs, Administrators) • Colleagues (respect and support) • Satisfaction with clinical practice (modular) • Satisfaction with research-related activities (modular) • Teaching, organizational service experiences • Mentorship, career management, work-life balance • Awareness of salary/benefits competitiveness • Overall job satisfaction, self-reported measures of likelihood of retention

6. Overview of Results * Significant Decline

7. Overview of Results * Significant Decline

8. Significant Changes: 2010 to 2012

9. Faculty Involved with Clinical Activities

10. Measures Related to Clinical Practice Show Improvement * Significant Decline

11. Faculty Involved with Research Activities

12. Measures Related to Research Show Improvement * Significant Increase

13. Communication Preferences: In the Last 30 Days, Did You Read:

14. Questions that Best Predict Overall Satisfaction (Based on Data) • My department chair addresses faculty concerns • I am satisfied with how I am being mentored • My department chair sets reasonable expectations • My department chair advocates for my career growth • My department chair provides appropriate leadership

15. Factors Influencing Overall Job Satisfaction • Existence of Mentor (formally or informally): • 71.5% of valid responses were “yes” • Overall job satisfaction: 73.9 • 28.5% of valid responses were “no” • Overall job satisfaction: 58.2 • Difference: 15.7 points; a statistically significant difference • (126 respondents did not answer the question)

16. Distribution of Faculty by Track (Self-Reported)

17. Differences Between Tracks • Overall Job Satisfaction (clinical track lower) • Career Management and Mentorship (instructional track higher, research track lower • Colleagues and Collaboration (instructional track higher, clinical and research tracks lower)

18. Differences Between Tracks (Cont.) • Compensation (Instructional track higher than research track, which is higher than clinical track) • Future Intentions (instructional and clinical tracks higher than research track) • Leadership (instructional, lecturer/clinical lecturer tracks higher than others)

19. Differences Between Tracks (Cont.) • Patient Care and Clinical Activities (lecturer/clinical lecturer track higher than others) • Research activities (clinical tracks lower than others) • Satisfaction with mentoring (clinical track low)

20. Differences Between Tracks (Cont.) • Teaching and Organizational Service (instructional track higher, research track lower) • Work-life balance (instructional track higher, clinical track low, research track in the middle)

21. Distribution of Results • Distribution of Results is coordinated through the Office of Faculty Affairs

22. Clinical Activities by Track

23. Research Activities by Track