Table 4.

Linear Regression Results Predicting Job Satisfaction of 353 Instructional Track Faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School in 2008

Variables	β Coefficient	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Factors	β Coefficient	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Departmental Leadership^*	0.50	0.31–0.68	<0.0001^*
Autonomy, Expectations, Balance^*	0.96	0.71–1.21	<0.0001^*
Basic Science Research	0.11	−0.06–0.27	0.20
Clinical Support	0.03	−0.20–0.26	0.80
Teaching Support	−0.12	−0.35–0.12	0.33
Compensation	0.15	−0.02–0.32	0.09
Gender

Female versus Male	0.08	−0.38–0.53	0.74
Ethnicity^†

White versus Non-white	0.21	−0.34–0.77	0.45
Specialty^\|

Medical versus Surgery	−0.13	−0.50–0.25	0.50
Rank

Associate versus Assistant	0.18	−0.23–0.60	0.39
Full versus Assistant	0.28	−0.30–0.86	0.34
Research

Administrative support for managing grants.	0.02	−0.11–0.15	0.72
Guidance with writing grants.	0.06	−0.06–0.18	0.30
Career Advancement

I understand the process for promotion.	−0.05	−0.19–0.10	0.53
Criteria for promotion are applied consistently to faculty across comparable positions.	0.07	−0.05–0.19	0.25
Mentorship

I am satisfied with how I am being mentored.	−0.02	−0.10–0.06	0.66
Overall how satisfied are you with your opportunity to be a mentor.	−0.05	−0.26–0.15	0.61

^†

Non-white ethnic groups consist of Arab, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and multiple ethnic groups.

Medical: Dermatology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, pathology, radiation oncology, radiology, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and communicable diseases

Surgical: Neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, urology

p<0.001