Table 5 Percentage of respondents who indicated the following factors were primary reasons for leaving SOM, in authors’ 2015 survey of faculty who left SOM between 1999 and 2014
| Â | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All respondents (n = 85) | Clinical Line (n = 47) | Non-Clinical (n = 38) | |
Professional and/or advancement opportunities** | 56 (66%) | 25 (53%) | 31 (82%) |
Salary | 46 (54%) | 28 (60%) | 18 (47%) |
Personal/family reasons | 34 (40%) | 21 (45%) | 13 (34%) |
Issues with support (recognition, appreciation, etc.) | 29 (34%) | 17 (36%) | 12 (35%) |
Issues with research support | 24 (28%) | 16 (34%) | 8 (21%) |
Issues with clinical support** | 13 (15%) | 13 (28%) | 0 (0%) |
Geographic location | 13 (15%) | 8 (17%) | 5 (13%) |
Issues with diversity | 3 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (3%) |
Discrimination | 4 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (3%) |
Other | 18 (21%) | 8 (17%) | 10 (26%) |