Biomedical subjects

K B Kristiansen

Publications and source records attributed to K B Kristiansen.

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PubMed1989

[Selection for education in 1986].

On the basis of a questionnaire sent to the scientific societies, information is presented about the administrative organisation involved in selection of applicants for teaching appointments and information about the qualifications of the applicants in 1986. Fourteen specialties had established a central assessment committee. In ten of the specialties, between 11% and 35% of the qualified applicants received teaching appointments, in four specialties between 60% and 80% and in two specialties 100%. The average postgraduate seniority for the selected applicants in the individual specialties was between 5 and 9.8 years. Where the entire material was concerned, the average postgraduate seniority was 6.9 years but information was not available where four specialties were concerned. Seven of the societies stated that assessment of the qualities of scientific articles was undertaken. The average number of articles for the selected applicants varied in the individual specialties from four to 16 articles. It is concluded, that more frankness should be established about selection of the applicants in order to avoid rumours about nepotism and to advise students.

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PubMed1989

[Selection for education in internal medicine in 1987].

On the basis of a review of all the applications for teaching appointments in internal medicine in 1987, it was found that 30.2% of the applicants were appointed to teaching appointments. The average postgraduate seniority among the selected applicants was 8.4 years, varying from three to 17 years. The successful applicants had between 19 and 100 months appointment in the specialty and had published between one and 86 articles and were currently, or had been, previously employed in a teaching department. No significant differences in the frequencies of appointment were found between men and women. A statistical model is established and this shows that the odds ratio for teaching appointments increases with a factor 110 for the group of applicants with 15 og more published works compared with the group with two or fewer published articles. Three factors in particular in the group of applicants concerned were decisive for selection: number of articles, postgraduate seniority and place of appointment at the time of application. Increasing postgraduate seniority in the specialty of more than four to five years did not per se increase the chances of obtaining a teaching appointment. Introduction of a form of monitoring is recommended and not only where internal medicine is concerned.

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PubMed1989

[Appointment of women physicians in education].

On the basis of a questionnaire investigation including all of the Danish scientific associations, information is presented about the sex distribution of the qualified applicants and those selected to teaching appointments in 1986 in 17 specialties. If the tendency in filling the teaching positions in 1986 is typical, a percentage decrease in the female specialists will occur in eight specialties. Women constituted 28.8% of the applicants and 30.2% of the rejected applicants. The average postgraduate seniority for the group investigated who were appointed to teaching positions was 6.9 years and as 27% of the candidates in 1979 were women it was to be anticipated that 27% of those selected for teaching positions should be women. Women constituted 24.3% of the selected candidates for teaching positions. It is concluded continuous monitoring of the sex distribution should be undertaken as contravention of the United Nations' Convention concerning abolition of all forms of discrimination against women may possibly occur.

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