Perkoff G T
J Fam Pract. 1985 Nov;21(5):389-93.
Both the place of family practice in academic medicine and the intellectual underpinning of the specialty itself are thought by many to depend on the development of successful research programs in academic departments of family medicine. Yet many believe less research than desired is being done in such departments, even by faculty trained in research. To gain additional information on this important subject, a survey was conducted of the departmental research experiences of 42 graduates of the several Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family Practice Academic Fellowship Programs who had had the opportunity for at least one year of faculty experience. The responses indicate that the majority of such graduates spend 20 percent or less of their time in research, that most perceive administrative duties as interfering with research, that a minority have budgeted research time, and few have departmental research funds. Despite these obstacles, those who do research publish with surprising frequency, about one paper per fellow per year. Several ways are presented to improve the research environment in departments of family practice and to lead to even more productive, secure research activities of these and other family practice faculty.
许多人认为，家庭医学在学术医学中的地位以及该专业本身的知识基础，都取决于家庭医学学术部门成功开展研究项目。然而，许多人认为，即使是受过研究训练的教员，这些部门开展的研究也比预期的要少。为了获取有关这一重要主题的更多信息，我们对42名毕业于几个罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会家庭医学学术奖学金项目的毕业生进行了调查，这些毕业生有机会获得至少一年的教员经验。调查结果表明，这些毕业生中的大多数人将20%或更少的时间用于研究，大多数人认为行政职责干扰了研究，少数人有预算的研究时间，很少有人有部门研究资金。尽管存在这些障碍，但从事研究的人发表论文的频率却惊人，大约每位研究员每年发表一篇论文。文中提出了几种方法，以改善家庭医学部门的研究环境，并使这些教员和其他家庭医学教员开展更有成效、更稳定的研究活动。
