Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Little is known about the state of research in academic hospital medicine (HM) despite the substantial growth of this specialty. METHODS:We used the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) membership database to identify research programs and their leadership. In addition, the members of the SHM Research Committee identified individuals who lead research programs in HM. A convenience sample of programs and individuals was thus created. A survey instrument containing questions regarding institutional information, research activities, training opportunities, and funding sources was pilot tested and refined for electronic dissemination. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics. RESULTS:A total of 100 eligible programs and corresponding individuals were identified. Among these programs, 28 completed the survey in its entirety (response rate 28%). Among the 1,586 faculty members represented in the 28 programs, 192 (12%) were identified as engaging in or having obtained extramural funding for research, and 656 (41%) were identified as engaging in quality improvement efforts. Most programs (61%) indicated that they received $500,000 or less in research funding, whereas 29% indicated that they received >$1 million in funding. Major sources of grant support included the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institutes of Health, and the Veterans Health Administration. Only five programs indicated that they currently have a research fellowship program in HM. These programs cited lack of funding as a major barrier to establishing fellowships. Almost half of respondents (48%) indicated that their faculty published between 11-50 peer-reviewed manuscripts each year. CONCLUSION:This survey provides the first national summary of research activities in HM. Future waves of the survey can help determine whether the research footprint of the field is growing.
journal_name
J Hosp Medjournal_title
Journal of hospital medicineauthors
Chopra V,Burden M,Jones CD,Mueller S,Gupta V,Ahuja N,Sigmund A,Eid SM,Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committee.doi
10.12788/jhm.3136subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-04-01 00:00:00pages
207-211issue
4eissn
1553-5592issn
1553-5606pii
jhm.3136journal_volume
14pub_type
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