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UAMS ACADEMIC SENATE: UAMS FACULTY EXIT SURVEY

PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL THE QUESTIONS; THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN COMPLETING THIS SURVEY!

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* 1. PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

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1. I got along well with colleagues from my college and department.
2. I got along well with the chair of my department.
3. I was satisfied with the sense of cooperation and collaboration among my college faculty in terms of: Research
4. Clinical Duties
5. Service
6. Teaching

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* 2. COMMENTS:

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* 3. PROFESSIONAL STATUS

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7. I am well respected within the community of UAMS.
8. As a whole, faculty at UAMS are respected in the local community.
9. UAMS has a positive national reputation.

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* 5. PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

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10. I understood the requirements and tracks for promotion and tenure at UAMS.
11. I was provided with departmental and/or college support to advance in promotion and tenure.
12. I was provided the resources outlined in my offer letter, eg. space, time allocation, startup funds, etc.

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* 6. COMMENTS:

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* 7. COMPENSATION

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13. My UAMS salary and benefits package were comparable to that of colleagues at institutions similar to UAMS.
14. Compensation was distributed fairly within my department.
15. For clinical faculty only, compensation was distributed equitably within my clinical division.
16. Compensation was NOT a major reason for my departing UAMS.

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* 8. COMMENTS:

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* 9. INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE

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17. I had sufficient opportunities for input into my college’s policy development.
18. The UAMS administration is responsive to faculty concerns within my college
19. My college’s administration is responsive to the faculty’s concern.
20. Faculty concerns are considered before my college adopts new policies and procedures.

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* 10. DEPARTMENTAL GOVERNANCE

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21. I had sufficient input into departmental decision-making.
22. The department chair responded to faculty concerns.
23. The department chair distributed resources equitably. eg. space, staff support, discretionary funds, protected time etc.
24. The department chair distributed responsibilities equitably. eg. committee work, teaching, clinical work.
25. The department chair treated me as a colleague.

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* 11. UNIT/DIVISION GOVERNANCE (FOR CLINICAL FACULTY ONLY)

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26. I had sufficient opportunities for input into unit/division decision-making.
27. The division chief responded to faculty concerns.
28. The division chief distributed resources equitably. , e.g., space, staff support, discretionary funds, protected time.
29. The division chief distributed responsibilities equitably. , e.g., committee work, teaching, clinical work; equitably.

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* 12. COMMENTS:

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* 13. CLINCAL RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES (FOR CLINICAL FACULTY ONLY)

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30. The clerical/administrative staff of my department and division effectively managed our operations.
31. I received the help I needed from other clinical staff (e.g., nursing, PT, etc.)
32. Billings and collections were managed effectively.
33. I had access to required equipment and supplies in the clinic.
34. I had enough time to provide my patients with quality care.
35. Colleagues in other specialties were readily accessible to help me manage my patients.
36. My “on call” duties were reasonable.
37. I had sufficient opportunities to update or develop new clinical knowledge/skills.
38. My “Distribution of Effort” accurately reflected my clinical workload.
39. The patient/physician ratio in my clinical division is reasonable.
40. Taxation on clinical revenue is fair and equitable.

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* 14. COMMENTS:

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* 15. TEACHING ACTIVITIES

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41. My “Distribution of Effort” accurately reflected my teaching workload.
42. I had the opportunity to develop my teaching skills
43. I enjoy teaching.
44. I was rewarded appropriately for my teaching activities.
45. My teaching activities interfered with other work assignments that are more highly rewarded.

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* 16. COMMENTS:

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* 17. SERVICE TO PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY

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46. My “Distribution of Effort” accurately reflected my service workload.
47. The effort that I put forth on university, college and departmental committees was reasonable.
48. I was an officer in a national professional society(s) or organization(s).
49. Clinical outreach was encouraged.

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* 18. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

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50. My “Distribution of Effort” accurately reflected my research time.
51. I had enough time to do my scholarly work, eg. data collection, grants, publications.
52. I had the opportunity to develop my research skills.
53. I had the opportunity to supplement salary based on my ability to obtain grant funding.
54. Research was appropriately respected at UAMS.

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* 19. COMMENTS:

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* 20. INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

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55. I had research space equivalent to colleagues at comparable institutions.
56. Research equipment and maintenance were given adequate priority at UAMS.
57. Hospital equipment and maintenance was given adequate priority at UAMS.
58. Clinical equipment and maintenance was given adequate priority at UAMS.
59. The patient care environment met the standards for quality patient care in the clinic and the hospital.

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* 21. COMMENTS:

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* 22. COMMUNITY

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60. The lack of an on campus day care facility for my children did not matter or influence my decision to leave
61. Schools in the Little Rock community were satisfactory in educating my children
62. My children attended the public school closest to my home district

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* 23. COMMENTS:

DEMOGRAPHICS:

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* 24. College:

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* 25. Gender:

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* 26. Race:

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* 27. Marital Status

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* 28. Children in home:

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* 29. Department Type:

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* 30. Academic Rank:

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* 31. Number of years at rank:

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* 32. Promotion category:

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* 33. Department:

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* 34. Unit (if applicable):

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* 35. Degrees

FURTHER INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION

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* 36. Can you cite one overriding reason for leaving UAMS?

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* 37. If yes, what is it?

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* 38. Are you leaving for an academic institution?

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* 39. If no, what type of position are you taking?

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* 40. Do any of the following issues figure in your decision to leave UAMS?

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Family issues
Gender issues
Racial issues
Other Diversity issues
Illness/Disability

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* 41. Do you currently have extramural funding?

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* 42. If yes, what is the funding source?

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* 43. How many peer-reviewed publications have you had in the past 3 years?

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* 44. Do you have a partial administrative appointment?

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* 45. If yes, what per cent effort is administrative?

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* 46. After receiving your offer, did you seek a counter-offer from UAMS?

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* 47. Is there a single over-riding item that could have been done to prevent your leaving UAMS?

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* 48. If yes, please state what could have been done

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* 49. Are you retiring?

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* 50. If you are retiring, do you feel that you are being forced to retire?

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* 51. COMMENTS SECTION: Are there comments you wish to make overall, or regarding this survey?

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