Effects of assessing the productivity of faculty in academic medical centres: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many academic medical centres have introduced strategies to assess the productivity of faculty as part of compensation schemes. We conducted a systematic review of the effects of such strategies on faculty productivity.

Methods

We searched the MEDLINE, Healthstar, Embase and PsycInfo databases from their date of inception up to October 2011. We included studies that assessed academic productivity in clinical, research, teaching and administrative activities, as well as compensation, promotion processes and satisfaction.

Results

Of 531 full-text articles assessed for eligibility, we included 9 articles reporting on eight studies. The introduction of strategies for assessing academic productivity as part of compensation schemes resulted in increases in clinic

SUBMITTER: Akl EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3414625 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature