Job satisfaction in cancer prevention and control: a survey of the American Society of Preventive Oncology.
Job satisfaction in cancer prevention and control: a survey of the American Society of Preventive Oncology.
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10.1158/1055-9965.epi-10-0629
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2010-08
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Madlensky L
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作者:
O'Neill SC;Thompson CL;Kapp JM;Worthington JL;Graves KD;Madlensky L
The American Society for Preventive Oncology (ASPO) was established in 1976 as a professional organization concerned with preventive oncology. Since that time, ASPO has evolved to address not only new scientific areas that have developed, but also the changing needs of its members in terms of professional development (1). One way ASPO has done this is through the use of surveys of ASPO membership. One area that is constantly changing is career needs and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is associated with professional advancement, greater productivity, and higher salary across many fields, including academia (2). There are a number of demographic (gender, discipline), environmental (relationships with colleagues and trainees, mentorship, institutional climate), and value-specific (achievement, recognition, support, advancement, salary) factors associated with job satisfaction among academic faculty (3-6). Over the past decade, numerous initiatives have examined the state of professional advancement and faculty satisfaction (7-10) and offered actionable steps to improve these conditions at the institutional level (8). Unfortunately, the recent economic downturn has endangered the attainment of these goals (11, 12). ASPO conducted two surveys investigating this area among its members. The first was in 2001, and the second was in 2009. The goal of this report is to compare responses from ASPO members to both surveys and then provide some recommendations, based on the results, to ASPO leadership and institutional leaders to address the needs of cancer researchers in terms of career development and job satisfaction.