Guiding Academic Clinician Educators at Research-Intensive Institutions: a Framework for Chairs, Chiefs, and Mentors

Department chairs and division chiefs at research-intensive academic medical centers often find mentoring clinician educators challenging. These faculty constitute the majority of academic physicians. Supporting excellent clinician educators is key to ensuring high-quality patient care and developing tomorrow's physicians. Little has been written for leaders on strategies to advance academic clinician educators' career success. We present a framework to guide chairs, chiefs, and mentors seeking to address clinician educator retention and satisfaction in academic medical centers.

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The passage discusses the challenges department chairs and division chiefs face in mentoring clinician educators at research-intensive academic medical centers. Supporting excellent clinician educators is crucial for patient care quality and developing future physicians. A framework is presented to guide leaders in addressing clinician educator retention and satisfaction in academic medical centers.