Tactics for Institutional Advocacy to Increase Research Capacity in a Family Medicine Department

Masahito Jimbo; Gerardo Moreno

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2024.240103R1

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The Research Capacity Scale

Level	Description
1	Extensive/Replication Research—Extensive production of peer reviewed research publications (>50/y) with more than five investigators publishing in first-tier journals; extensive number of research grants (>20) with more than three to five R01 or equivalent grants for 3 or more years; research activities constitute at least 30% of department funding; at least 10 faculty with more than 30% dedicated to research; well-known research division and at least one center, each with directors and at least four staff members; research division and/or center investigators meet on a regular basis with a formal agenda; at least three to five faculty at the professor rank in a research track.
2	Significant/Self-sustaining Research—Significant production of peer reviewed research publications (>20/y) with more than one investigator publishing in first tier journals; significant number of research grants (>10/y) with more than one R01 or equivalent grant for 3 or more years; research activities constitute at least 30% of department funding; at least six faculty with more than 30% dedicated to research.
3	Moderate/Entrepreneurial Research—Moderate production of peer reviewed research publications (<10/y) with only one investigator publishing in first-tier journals; small number of research grants (<6) with at least one R01 or equivalent; may have a small research training program; no department or center alumni are entering into research careers in similar centers.
4	Minimal/Emergent Research—Few peer reviewed research publications; no research center located in or closely aligned/controlled by the department; no faculty at the professor rank in a research track; publications (<5/y) or research grants (<3, no R01), may have an identified research division.
5	No (or Almost No) Research—May have journal clubs; no peer reviewed research publications or research grants; no faculty with more than 30% dedicated to research.

Source: Seehusen DA, Koopman RJ, Weidner A, Kulshreshtha A, Ledford CJ. Infrastructure Features Associated With Increased Department Research Capacity. Fam Med. 2023;55(6):367-374. Available at: Available at: https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2023.736543.
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