@article{5ba1a147ce874fef966af725de4a2802,
title = "State of research in adult hospital medicine: Results of a national survey",
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 identifie 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.",
author = "{Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committee} and Vineet Chopra and Marisha Burden and Jones, {Christine D.} and Stephanie Mueller and Vineet Gupta and Neera Ahuja and Alana Sigmund and Eid, {Shaker M.}",
note = "Funding Information: TABLE 2. Characteristics and Funding of Research and Fellowship Programs Funding Information: A workgroup within the SHM Research Committee was tasked to create a survey that would achieve four distinct goals: (1) identify institutions currently engaging in hospital-based research; (2) define the characteristics, including sources of research funding, training opportunities, criteria for promotion, and grant support, of research programs within institutions; (3) understand the prevalence of research fellowship programs, including size, training curricula, and funding sources; and (4) evaluate the productivity and funding sources of HM investigators at each site. Funding Information: 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. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Frontline Medical Communications. All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
doi = "10.12788/jhm.3136",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "14",
pages = "207--211",
journal = "Journal of Hospital Medicine",
issn = "1553-5592",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "4",
}