Affiliation:
1. Rush Medical College Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
2. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Rush University Chicago Illinois USA
3. College of Arts and Sciences Drake University Des Moines Iowa USA
4. Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, & Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana USA
Abstract
AbstractThis study summarizes employment benefits from across 155 U.S. allopathic medical schools, investigates differences in employment benefits according to institutional characteristics, and explores possible connections between employment benefits and institutional wealth. Employment benefits data were extracted from institutions’ websites across four categories: time‐off, time‐away, retirement contributions, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)/family benefits. This dataset was mixed with other publicly available datasets sourced through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Council on Education (ACE), and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to conduct additional analyses. Nationally, medical schools offered an average of 31 vacation/sick days and 12 paid holidays. Schools typically offered 4 out of 8 time‐away benefits. Employers' retirement contributions ranged from 3.0% to 15.5%, with a mean contribution of 8.5%. A total of 43.2% (67 of 155) of medical schools offered a pension. Collectively, private medical schools offered fewer time‐away benefits and more EAP/family benefits compared to public schools. Universities with larger endowments per student were associated with a higher number of EAP/family benefits offerings (r = 0.543, p < 0.001). Institutional wealth did not influence other benefits offerings. The quantity/quality of most employment benefits offered at allopathic medical schools were wide‐ranging, tended not to vary by region or school control, and were not a function of institutional wealth.
Subject
Embryology,General Medicine,Histology,Anatomy
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