University hospitals as drivers of career success: an empirical study of the duration of promotion and promotion success of hospital physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

German hospitals have a well-defined career structure for clinicians. In this hierarchical career system university hospital are stepping stones for career advancement. This longitudinal study investigates the impact of working in university hospitals on the career success of junior physicians and senior physicians.

Methods

Consideration of the career trajectories of 324 hospital physicians. Discrete-time event history analysis is used to study the influence of working in university hospitals on the chance of promotion from junior physician to senior physician and senior physician to chief physician. A comparison of medians provides information about the impact of working in university hospitals on the duration of promotion to senior and chief physician positions.

SUBMITTER: Degen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021192 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature