Table 5.

Linear Regression Results Predicting Job Satisfaction of 360 Clinical Track Faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School in 2008

Variables Factors	β Coefficient	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Departmental Leadership*				0.39	0.19–0.58	<0.0001*
Autonomy, Expectations, Balance*	0.75	0.52–0.98	<0.0001*
Basic Science Research	0.005	−0.30–0.31	0.97
Clinical Support	0.03	−0.20–0.25	0.82
Teaching Support	0.20	−0.04–0.43	0.10
Compensation*	0.40	0.22–0.59	<0.0001*
Gender
Female versus Male	−0.11	−0.46–0.24	0.54
Ethnicity †
White versus Non-white	0.26	−0.18–0.69	0.25
Specialty
Medical versus Surgery	−0.48	−0.98–0.01	0.06
Basic Science versus Surgery	−0.89	−2.21–0.43	0.18
Rank
Associate versus Full	0.44	−0.08–0.96	0.10
Assistant versus Full	0.38	−0.11–0.87	0.13
Research
Administrative support for     managing grants.	0.05	−0.04–0.14	0.30
Guidance with writing grants.	−0.02	−0.12–0.08	0.71
Career Advancement
I understand the process for     promotion.§	0.21	0.07–0.35	0.003§
Criteria for promotion are applied     consistently to faculty across     comparable positions.§	−0.11	−0.21– −0.01	0.04§
Mentorship
I am satisfied with how I am being     mentored.	−0.02	−0.12–0.08	0.65
Overall how satisfied are you with     your opportunity to be a mentor.	−0.04	−0.23–0.15	0.68

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

^*p<0.001

^§p<0.05