SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Aligning Compensation With Values: Educational Rvu

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The document describes an effort to reshape a hospital medicine division’s compensation model so it better rewards educational work, not just clinical productivity. A traditional annual night-shift incentive was replaced with an “educational RVU” system. Faculty could earn the full incentive by completing 57.5 hours of approved educational activities, with additional credit structure applied for hours beyond the baseline. An online logging tool was created, and administrative staff verified entries.<br /><br />The results suggest strong faculty engagement: 68 faculty members logged a total of 4,190 eRVUs, equal to 8,380 hours of educational activity. About 30% of faculty earned the full incentive. The new model appears to have increased participation in teaching and educational tasks that had previously been hard to staff, with some activities becoming oversubscribed.<br /><br />A detailed fiscal year 2021 table shows that the largest contributions came from medical student teaching without residents, followed by educational activities such as simulation lab teaching, letters of recommendation, curriculum development, manuscript and abstract work with learners, residency interviews, COVID-related clinical teaching, and other teaching formats. In total, the program generated 4,190 eRVUs and payments of $251,373.<br /><br />Overall, the initiative demonstrates that even a modest financial incentive tied to educational service can meaningfully increase faculty involvement and align compensation with institutional values.

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Vivek Patel

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Author List Eugene S. Chu, Jaini M. Sutaria, Vivek Patel

Category Innovations

Concept Educational RVU Incentive Model

Concept Educational RVU

Concept Physician Compensation

Concept Educational Activity

Concept Incentive Threshold

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization UT Southwestern

Presenting Author Vivek Patel

Track Education

Keywords

hospital medicine

compensation model

educational RVU

faculty incentives

teaching activities

medical education

night-shift incentive

curriculum development

simulation lab teaching

faculty engagement

Educational RVU Incentive Model

Educational RVU

Physician Compensation

Educational Activity

Incentive Threshold