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Taking the first steps. Research career program in family medicine.

Canadian Family Physician June 2001, 47 (6) 1254-1260;
Y R Talbot
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  1. Y R Talbot and
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    Abstract

    PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED Research is not new to family medicine, yet it is pursued less than in other clinical disciplines. We need to establish a critical mass of family medicine researchers.

    OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM To establish a departmental research organization using a strategy implemented in 1995 by the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

    MAIN COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM We set out to establish a critical mass of researchers. Applicants were required to complete credible and feasible 3- to 5-year research plans and to have formal support from their clinical chiefs. Once selected, researchers were supported for 40% of their time. Support was provided for 3 years and was renewable according to progress on their research plans. Researchers were expected to publish on average two papers yearly and be involved as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on at least one successful grant after the first 3 years. Since implementation in 1996, funded researchers have become principal investigators in 80% of the grants in which they are involved compared with 20% before the support program. Nine of 15 Medical Research Council grants held by family physicians in Canada have department members as principal investigators. Faculty-supported researchers contributed more than 200 peer-reviewed publications to the literature between 1996 and 2000.

    CONCLUSION Four years of experience allows for early assessment of the first step taken to build a thriving family medicine research organization using limited departmental resources.

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