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Faculty Engagement and Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jacobs, Christine K; Ferber, Megan Ferriby; Zubatsky, Max; Cronholm, Peter F.
  • Jacobs CK; Saint Louis University Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Louis, MO.
  • Ferber MF; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
  • Zubatsky M; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO.
  • Cronholm PF; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Public Health initiatives, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Fam Med ; 54(2): 107-113, 2022 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1675505
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND

OBJECTIVES:

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on faculty of academic family medicine departments. We sought to characterize faculty's self-reported changes in engagement and productivity in clinical, education, and scholarly efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to correlate the changes with age, gender, and level of COVID-19 exposure. We also sought to determine if differences in faculty engagement and productivity were related to departmental efforts to create virtual community, manage conflict, foster engagement with colleagues, and support faculty emotional well-being.

METHODS:

We surveyed family medicine department faculty nationally on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their engagement and productivity in clinical care, teaching and research, and on the effect of departmental efforts on well-being.

RESULTS:

Most respondents reported decreased engagement and productivity across clinical, teaching, and research domains. Older age and male gender were associated with higher clinical engagement. Most respondents were satisfied with their departments' virtual community but reported that social distancing had a negative impact on departmental ability to problem-solve and on personal emotional well-being. Higher engagement and productivity in all three domains of effort (clinical, teaching, and research) were associated with respondents' well-being and with positive perceptions of their department's efforts.

CONCLUSIONS:

Clinical, teaching, and research engagement and productivity for academic family physicians decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty well-being and departmental interventions lessened the impact of diminished productivity and research engagement.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Fam Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: FamMed.2022.355977

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Fam Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: FamMed.2022.355977