American Society of Neuroradiology research survey 2001. Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):810-4
Date
07/26/2002Pubmed ID
12139097DOI
10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80353-7Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0036314322 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Research is a critical component of the mission of academic radiology, and success in research is necessary for the future of neuroradiology. Thus, the authors set out to establish a baseline of research activities of American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) members.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors surveyed 100 fellowship program directors. The survey was Web based, with recruitment from the ASNR Fellowship Database survey site and with e-mail and fax solicitations to the Web site. Questions focused on neuroradiologist and neuroradiology fellow involvement in research.
RESULTS: Forty-eight of the 100 program directors (48%) responded. Several key findings emerged: (a) About one-third of fellowship programs require all fellows to do some research, with most fellows receiving less than 1 day per week of academic time; (b) just over half of the programs expect fellows to publish a paper; (c) about two-thirds of academic neuroradiologists get at least 1 academic day per week; (d) most academic neuroradiologists perform research, but most of this research is unfunded; and (e) about nine of 10 academic sections have at least one neuroradiologist with some extramural funding.
CONCLUSION: The relative lack of extramural funding among academic neuroradiologists is a reality that is probably multifactorial; however, there may be a direct relationship between amount of academic time free from clinical duties and successful competition for funding. The time (and, thus, financial) support of research-oriented fellows and faculty should be increased.
Author List
Johnson AJ, Mathews VP, Artemakis AAuthor
Vincent Mathews MD Chair, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CanadaData Collection
Fellowships and Scholarships
Humans
Neurology
Radiology
Research
Research Support as Topic
Societies, Medical
United States