Research interests of family physicians applying for research training
Abstract Background There is an ongoing need for research to support the practice of high quality family medicine. The Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation (FMD RapSDI) program is designed to build capacity for family medicine scientific discovery and innovation...
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| author | Jennifer K. Carroll Christina M. Hester Cory B. Lutgen Elisabeth Callen Sharon Hunt Angela M. Lanigan Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant Gretchen Irwin Warren A. Jones Natalia Loskutova Natabhona M. Mabachi Kolawole S. Okuyemi Lars E. Peterson Richard Edward Smith Cheri Tabel Amanda Weidner |
| author_facet | Jennifer K. Carroll Christina M. Hester Cory B. Lutgen Elisabeth Callen Sharon Hunt Angela M. Lanigan Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant Gretchen Irwin Warren A. Jones Natalia Loskutova Natabhona M. Mabachi Kolawole S. Okuyemi Lars E. Peterson Richard Edward Smith Cheri Tabel Amanda Weidner |
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| description | Abstract Background There is an ongoing need for research to support the practice of high quality family medicine. The Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation (FMD RapSDI) program is designed to build capacity for family medicine scientific discovery and innovation in the United States. Our objective was to describe the applicants and research questions submitted to the RapSDI program in 2019 and 2020. Methods Descriptive analysis for applicant characteristics and rapid qualitative analysis using principles of grounded theory and content analysis to examine the research questions and associated themes. We examined differences by year of application submission and the applicant’s career stage. Results Sixty-five family physicians submitted 70 applications to the RapSDI program; 45 in 2019 and 25 in 2020. 41% of applicants were in practice for five years or less (n = 27), 18% (n = 12) were in in practice 6–10 years, and 40% (n = 26) were ≥ 11 years in practice. With significant diversity in questions, the most common themes were studies of new innovations (n = 20, 28%), interventions to reduce cost (n = 20, 28%), improving screening or diagnosis (n = 19, 27%), ways to address mental or behavioral health (n = 18, 26%), and improving care for vulnerable populations (n = 18, 26%). Conclusion Applicants proposed a range of research questions and described why family medicine is optimally suited to address the questions. Applicants had a desire to develop knowledge to help other family physicians, their patients, and their communities. Findings from this study can help inform other family medicine research capacity building initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcc105a674204da8b054c76a084512912023-11-20T09:46:32ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202023-08-012311710.1186/s12909-023-04562-0Research interests of family physicians applying for research trainingJennifer K. Carroll0Christina M. Hester1Cory B. Lutgen2Elisabeth Callen3Sharon Hunt4Angela M. Lanigan5Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant6Gretchen Irwin7Warren A. Jones8Natalia Loskutova9Natabhona M. Mabachi10Kolawole S. Okuyemi11Lars E. Peterson12Richard Edward Smith13Cheri Tabel14Amanda Weidner15Department of Family Medicine, University of ColoradoAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansFamily & Community Medicine, University of MissouriUniversity of Kansas School of MedicineUniversity of Mississippi School of MedicineUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicinePennsylvania State UniversityAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansAssociation of Departments of Family MedicineAbstract Background There is an ongoing need for research to support the practice of high quality family medicine. The Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation (FMD RapSDI) program is designed to build capacity for family medicine scientific discovery and innovation in the United States. Our objective was to describe the applicants and research questions submitted to the RapSDI program in 2019 and 2020. Methods Descriptive analysis for applicant characteristics and rapid qualitative analysis using principles of grounded theory and content analysis to examine the research questions and associated themes. We examined differences by year of application submission and the applicant’s career stage. Results Sixty-five family physicians submitted 70 applications to the RapSDI program; 45 in 2019 and 25 in 2020. 41% of applicants were in practice for five years or less (n = 27), 18% (n = 12) were in in practice 6–10 years, and 40% (n = 26) were ≥ 11 years in practice. With significant diversity in questions, the most common themes were studies of new innovations (n = 20, 28%), interventions to reduce cost (n = 20, 28%), improving screening or diagnosis (n = 19, 27%), ways to address mental or behavioral health (n = 18, 26%), and improving care for vulnerable populations (n = 18, 26%). Conclusion Applicants proposed a range of research questions and described why family medicine is optimally suited to address the questions. Applicants had a desire to develop knowledge to help other family physicians, their patients, and their communities. Findings from this study can help inform other family medicine research capacity building initiatives.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04562-0ResearchFamily physicians |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer K. Carroll Christina M. Hester Cory B. Lutgen Elisabeth Callen Sharon Hunt Angela M. Lanigan Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant Gretchen Irwin Warren A. Jones Natalia Loskutova Natabhona M. Mabachi Kolawole S. Okuyemi Lars E. Peterson Richard Edward Smith Cheri Tabel Amanda Weidner Research interests of family physicians applying for research training BMC Medical Education Research Family physicians |
| title | Research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| title_full | Research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| title_fullStr | Research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| title_short | Research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| title_sort | research interests of family physicians applying for research training |
| topic | Research Family physicians |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04562-0 |
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