RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Role of PhDs in Family Medicine Research
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP S53
OP S55
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240157R2
VO 37
IS Supplement2
A1 Johnson, Mark S.
A1 Otolorin, Abiodun
YR 2024
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/37/Supplement2/S53.abstract
AB Research is being recognized as important to the further growth of Family Medicine. It is also important to improving the health of the nation. Family Medicine must consider the barriers and facilitators to research to plan for the future. Understanding the role of all members of the research team is necessary. In February 2024, a descriptive analysis of Family Medicine Principal Investigator (PI) with active projects funded by the National Institutes of Health(NIH) was performed using the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) tool. Sixty-four percent of the 310 grants identified were awarded to Principal Investigators (PIs) with PhD degrees. Researchers with a PhD have been able to significantly contribute to the research mission of the discipline. Family medicine will need to continue to expand the research team to optimize productivity.