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Author Credentials

Wendy Louise Ward, PhD, ABPP, FNAP, FAPA

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7762

Keywords

Retention, Engagement, Wellness, Workforce Development

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

As attrition in the healthcare workforce rises, factors that positively impact retention, engagement, work satisfaction, and vitality for faculty in Colleges of Medicine are of critical importance. One important factor that is less often discussed is the need to develop a sense of belonging and connectedness to the institutional community. Underrepresented minority faculty particularly feel the benefit of feeling like they belong. Recommendations for enhancing faculty connectedness to a community in support of developing a sense of belonging to that community are offered.

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