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We surveyed the clerkship administrators of pediatrics, family medicine, and internal medicine at U.S. medical schools, and of pediatrics at Canadian medical schools to determine what rewards and incentives are being offered to nonsalaried faculty for office-based teaching. Monetary payment was offered by 13% to 22% of the programs. Nonmonetary rewards like educational opportunities were offered by 70% to 89%; academic appointments by 90% to 95%; special recognition events by 62% to 79%; and appreciation letters by 74% to 84% of programs. Only 3 of 338 responders offered no rewards or incentives.
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Kumar, A., Loomba, D., Rahangdale, R.Y. et al. Rewards and incentives for nonsalaried clinical faculty who teach medical students. J GEN INTERN MED 14, 370–372 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00341.x
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