undergraduate teaching at a medschool

[seper]

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has anyone known an oncologist or radiologist supplementing their income (or bridging to retirement) via working for a medical school? our speciality is IMO very suitable for teaching in basic sciences (anatomy), test preps, and pre-clinical stuff.

thanks

 

[w00tz]

Yes. I knew an attending that worked a half day a week with 1st and 2nd year med students to help prepare them for clinics. Learning how to write H&P, physical exam findings, etc. Have no idea the compensation.

 

[seper]

No, that was most likely an unpaid assignment that goes along with a clinical faculty appointment. I used to be Assistant Professor at a university-based RadOnc department in NY and did a bunch of stuff like that (it was fun, but did not pay).

Yes. I knew an attending that worked a half day a week with 1st and 2nd year med students to help prepare them for clinics. Learning how to write H&P, physical exam findings, etc. Have no idea the compensation.

 

[w00tz]

No, that was most likely an unpaid assignment that goes along with a clinical faculty appointment. I used to be Assistant Professor at a university-based RadOnc department in NY and did a bunch of stuff like that (it was fun, but did not pay).

Yea, I'm not sure. I figured she would. She did clinical work at one program and had an adjunct position at another medical school where she did the teaching. Maybe it was just for fun.

 

[gmsquid]

Yeah, often for academic faculty it’s a gateway to promotion rather than a bonus

 

[seper]

I wouldn't call hanging with students as a gateway.. only hard clinical work will get you from assistant professor of RadOnc to associate professor.

 

[gmsquid]

Depends on the department. In our department a lot of it’s driven by teaching research and/or service

 

[seper]

That's nice. Pretty rare in RadOnc IMO. Did you have a points-based system for promotion ? (e.g. X points for a paper, Y points for teaching a class)?

Depends on the department. In our department a lot of it’s driven by teaching research and/or service

 

[gmsquid]

Not necessarily point based but there are multiple people in our department who are promoted more on the teaching service side compared to the research side