Revisiting Faculty Citizenship

Abstract

This commentary describes the significance of faculty citizenship in the broader context of institutional culture and defines faculty citizenship for use across all aspects of faculty roles in the Academy. The definition includes two key components (engagement and collegiality) that can be used to measure citizenship behaviors. Continued discussion and study of faculty citizenship will further the Academy's understanding and use of the concept.

Citizenship Tasks and Women Physicians: Additional Woman Tax in Academic Medicine?

“…29 Another study of 184 employees reported that organizational citizenship behavior is positively related to team-member exchange and to servant leadership. 30 Likewise, reports have found a positive relationship between organizational citizenship tasks and work engagement, 5,6 which leads to organization effectiveness. 5 However, other reports suggest engaging in citizenship tasks does not outweigh the negative consequences for career advancement due to the time spent on such tasks.…”

“…The novel findings in this study on citizenship task differences and perceptions among women physicians pertain to the ongoing work of improving gender biases and expectations in healthcare. While studies have comprehensively investigated benefits and disadvantages of participating in citizenship tasks for work, 4,[6][7][8] few have explored how demographic factors impact self-perception and citizenship task load, especially among women physicians. [18][19][20][21][22] Our study highlights similar work found in the nonmedical literature as it pertains to gender and citizenship work tasks.…”

“…Introduction C itizenship tasks are described as uncompensated work-related duties that require dedicated time, often performed while at work but sometimes done during offhours. [1][2][3][4][5][6] These tasks may be volunteer-based and are roles that contribute to the organization's goals and effectiveness, 5,6 but are less likely to contribute to career advancement. Sometimes citizenship tasks are assigned or there is pressure on individuals to participate by supervisors or work peers.…”

“…7,8 Other reports indicate the opposite; time spent on these tasks may have detrimental effects on career advancement. [2][3][4][5][6] Select studies propose that citizenship tasks may result in gendered expectations and consequences for women in the workplace. For example, literature has shown that men are rewarded for their altruistic work tasks, while women are expected, not rewarded, to enroll in similar activities.…”

Pharmacy practice faculty and preceptor development

“…Professional engagement by faculty is often categorized as either “service” or “outreach.” The following discussion focuses on service‐related engagement. Barker defined the scholarship of engagement as “practices cutting across disciplinary boundaries and teaching, research, and outreach functions in which scholars communicate to and work both for and with communities.” 78 Professional engagement and collegiality are two behavioral components of faculty citizenship 79 . In pharmacy, faculty citizenship has been defined as “a pattern of behaviors by pharmacy faculty members that promotes the welfare of the school or college of pharmacy, and as a consequence, the larger university structure.” The culture of citizenship within each institution or organization influences the level of professional engagement 79,80 …”