Research Catalog

Title

Air Force physician and dentist multiyear special pay : current status and potential reforms / Edward G. Keating [and others].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force, 2009.

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Additional Authors

• Keating, Edward G. (Edward Geoffrey), 1965-
• United States. Air Force
• Project Air Force (U.S.)

Description

xxiv, 122 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, the U.S. Air Force has struggled with how best to attract and retain physicians and dentists. Both populations have declined in recent years. Multiyear Special Pay (MSP) is intended to keep physicians and dentists in the Air Force after their initial service obligations have expired. MSP has been successful in that eligible dentists, in particular, have often accepted it. Although most eligible physicians have heretofore refused MSP, physicians in some subpopulations, e.g., those who received residency training at military medical centers, have shown a growing inclination to accept it. Increasing MSP levels appears to increase the percentage of physicians who choose to accept MSP rather than leaving Air Force service. The authors recommend that the Air Force focus on increasing Medical Corps accessions and consider retention bonuses for dentists who have not yet completed the residencies that make them eligible for MSP.

Series Statement

RAND Corporation monograph series ; MG-866-AF.

Uniform Title

Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-866-AF.

Subject

• United States. Air Force > Medical personnel
• United States. Air Force > Dental care
• United States. Air Force > Officers
• United States. Air Force > Pay, allowances, etc
• United States. Air Force > Personnel management
• United States Air Force
• États-Unis. Air Force > Personnel médical
• États-Unis. Air Force > Soins dentaires
• États-Unis. Air Force > Officiers
• États-Unis. Air Force > Solde, indemnités, etc
• États-Unis. Air Force > Direction
• United States. Air Force
• Physicians > Salaries, etc. > United States
• Dentists > Salaries, etc. > United States
• Medicine, Military
• Dentistry, Military
• Military Medicine
• Salaries and Fringe Benefits
• Health Workforce
• Military Dentistry
• Military Dentistry > economics
• Military Medicine > economics
• Salaires > Médecins > États-Unis
• Médecine militaire
• Dentisterie militaire
• POLITICAL SCIENCE > General
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Human Resources & Personnel Management
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Workplace Culture
• Armed Forces > Dental care
• Armed Forces > Medical personnel
• Armed Forces > Officers
• Armed Forces > Personnel management
• Armed Forces > Salaries, etc
• Dentists > Salaries, etc
• Physicians > Salaries, etc
• United States

Note

• "MG-866-AF"--Page 4 of cover.
• "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
• "Project Air Force"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also issued online.

Terms of Use (note)

• Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Trends in accession, retention, and promotion in the Air Force Medical Corps, 1976-2007 -- Physician cohort analysis -- Trends in accession, retention, and promotion in the Air Force Dental Corps, 1976-2007 -- Dentist cohort analysis -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Estimating a physician's or dentist's eligibility for multiyear special pay -- B. Air Force medical and dental special pays, 1992-2009 -- C. Logistic regression analysis of physician multiyear special pay acceptance -- D. Using the dynamic retention model.

ISBN

• 9780833046970
• 0833046977

LCCN

2009017282

OCLC

319677012

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library