Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Headache. 2020 Apr;60(4):745-751. doi: 10.1111/head.13764. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
We surveyed the American Headache Society (AHS) New Investigators and Trainees Section (NITS), and International Headache Academy (IHA) attendees to better understand what they perceive as the most pressing issues for themselves as new investigators and trainees in the field of headache medicine.
The NITS and IHA are intended as platforms for mentorship, leadership training, and professional development in the field of headache medicine. Identifying and addressing pressing issues among new investigators and trainees based on their perceived needs is critical to encouraging their development and success as headache medicine clinicians and researchers.
Paper surveys were administered at the NITS meeting at the November 2018 Scottsdale Headache Symposium and the January 2019 IHA. Additionally an online version was sent to the NIT listserv in November of 2018. The survey queried demographic information (gender, race, age, profession, training status, and years in practice) and asked participants to identify their top 3 most pressing issues/questions among a list of options.
Fifty-three responses were submitted (53/255; total response rate 20.7%). Among the surveys, 18 in-person responses were from the NITS meeting (18/20; response rate 90.0%), 23 in-person responses were from the IHA (23/45; response rate 51.1%), and 12 responses were from the online survey (12/190; response rate 6.3%). No duplicate responses were submitted based on comparison of demographics. One respondent identified as a researcher exclusively and was excluded from further analyses; the rest identified as clinicians at various levels of medical training. Fifteen respondents were not members of the NITS (28.8%); the most common reason for nonmembership was lack of awareness of the section (92.8%). Overall the most pressing issues/questions included (% of respondents who ranked issue/question among top 3): Career planning (51.9%), Logistics of running a headache clinic (40.4%), and Opportunities for involvement (38.5%). Most pressing issues/questions differed depending on level of training. Working with industry was the most pressing issue/question identified by early career physicians (55.0%). Career planning was the most pressing issue/question among fellows (72.2%) and residents (64.3%).
Many of the most pressing issues identified by respondents are topics that are not formally addressed in medical and research training.
我们对美国头痛学会（AHS）新调查员和学员分会（NITS）和国际头痛学院（IHA）的与会者进行了调查，以更好地了解他们作为头痛医学领域的新调查员和学员认为最紧迫的问题。
NITS 和 IHA 旨在作为头痛医学领域的指导、领导力培训和专业发展平台。根据新调查员和学员的需求，确定并解决紧迫问题对于鼓励他们作为头痛医学临床医生和研究人员的发展和成功至关重要。
在 2018 年 11 月斯科茨代尔头痛研讨会的 NITS 会议上以及 2019 年 1 月的 IHA 上发放纸质调查问卷。此外，还在 2018 年 11 月向 NITS 列表服务发送了在线版本。该调查询问了人口统计学信息（性别、种族、年龄、职业、培训状况和从业年限），并要求参与者从一系列选项中选出他们认为最重要的前 3 个紧迫问题/疑问。
共提交了 53 份回复（53/255；总回复率为 20.7%）。在调查中，20 名现场调查员来自 NITS 会议（18/20；回复率为 90.0%），23 名现场调查员来自 IHA（23/45；回复率为 51.1%），12 名在线调查员来自在线调查（12/190；回复率为 6.3%）。通过比较人口统计学信息，没有提交重复回复。一名回复者仅被认定为研究人员，并被排除在进一步分析之外；其余的回复者被认定为不同级别的医疗培训临床医生。15 名回复者不是 NITS 的成员（28.8%）；不加入的最常见原因是缺乏对该分会的了解（92.8%）。总体而言，最紧迫的问题/疑问包括（将问题/疑问列为前 3 名的回复者比例）：职业规划（51.9%）、头痛诊所运营的后勤问题（40.4%）和参与机会（38.5%）。最紧迫的问题/疑问因培训水平而异。与行业合作是早期职业医生认为最紧迫的问题/疑问（55.0%）。职业规划是研究员（72.2%）和住院医师（64.3%）最紧迫的问题/疑问。
许多回复者认为最紧迫的问题是医学和研究培训中没有正式涉及的问题。
