Katerndahl D A
Department of Family Practice, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
Fam Med. 1996 Feb;28(2):119-27.
Although the medical literature emphasizes the role of the research environment in research productivity, no study has investigated the effect of different environmental features on research productivity in a family medicine department. This study evaluated the association between departmental features and scholarly productivity.
Since 1985, our department has implemented a series of features designed to foster scholarly activity. In addition, it implemented two major curricular obligations--an inpatient service and a required third-year student rotation--without expansion of its faculty. During this period, scholarly activity was measured by an annual survey that included the number of scholarly projects underway, measures of study progress, and the number of publications and presentations submitted and accepted. The temporal sequences of scholarly measures were analyzed using the Runs Test and the Change Point Test.
Departmental research goals and a monthly research forum were associated with increases in quantity of research projects. Required faculty involvement in research correlated with increased involvement. The formation of a research section and provision of scholarly activity mornings were associated with increases in presentations made. The implementation of an inpatient service was not detrimental to scholarly activity, but implementation of a third-year clerkship slowed research progress, shifted activity into non-research projects, and decreased scholarly communications.
Certain departmental features were associated with quantity of research, faculty involvement in research, and quantity of presentations made.
尽管医学文献强调研究环境对研究产出的作用，但尚无研究调查家庭医学科不同环境特征对研究产出的影响。本研究评估了科室特征与学术产出之间的关联。
自1985年以来，我们科室实施了一系列旨在促进学术活动的举措。此外，在未扩充教职人员的情况下，实施了两项主要的课程义务——住院服务和三年级学生必修轮转。在此期间，通过年度调查来衡量学术活动，调查内容包括正在进行的学术项目数量、研究进展指标以及提交和发表的出版物及报告数量。使用游程检验和变点检验分析学术指标的时间序列。
科室研究目标和月度研究论坛与研究项目数量的增加相关。要求教职人员参与研究与参与度的提高相关。研究小组的组建和提供学术活动上午时段与报告数量的增加相关。住院服务的实施对学术活动无害，但三年级实习的实施减缓了研究进展，使活动转向非研究项目，并减少了学术交流。
某些科室特征与研究数量、教职人员参与研究以及报告数量相关。
