Promoting a research culture in family medicine: Five years of scholarly works and activities group.
culture
family medicine
promotion
research
scholarly activity
Journal
International journal of psychiatry in medicine
ISSN: 1541-3527
Titre abrégé: Int J Psychiatry Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0365646
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
28
6
2022
medline:
9
9
2022
entrez:
27
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The professional advancement of Family Medicine faculty requires contributions in the form of clinical service, teaching, and scholarly activity. While teaching and clinical work are part of the everyday routine of faculty members, a research culture can be challenging to build. Our department started a Scholarly Works and Activities Group (SWAG). The group's aim is to promote a collegial, collaborative research culture in the department. Meetings occur monthly, and faculty have the opportunity to discuss scholarly projects with peers, as well as promotion/tenure goals. Minutes from each meeting are sent to all faculty members in the department. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine if SWAG meetings impacted faculty scholarly activity. Data were collected on presentations, publications, and collaborations from Curriculum Vitae (CVs), and were compared between 5 years prior to the intervention and the 5 years since. Results indicated increased scholarly activity in the time period during the SWAG group meetings. Faculty presentations increased by 34% while faculty publications more than doubled (221% increase), with publications constituting a small Cohen's Implementation of a monthly SWAG meeting led to an increase in faculty peer reviewed publications. Furthermore, two faculty members were promoted during the time of the intervention. A monthly faculty meeting, even when brief, can help promote and build a research culture.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The professional advancement of Family Medicine faculty requires contributions in the form of clinical service, teaching, and scholarly activity. While teaching and clinical work are part of the everyday routine of faculty members, a research culture can be challenging to build.
METHODS
Our department started a Scholarly Works and Activities Group (SWAG). The group's aim is to promote a collegial, collaborative research culture in the department. Meetings occur monthly, and faculty have the opportunity to discuss scholarly projects with peers, as well as promotion/tenure goals. Minutes from each meeting are sent to all faculty members in the department. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine if SWAG meetings impacted faculty scholarly activity. Data were collected on presentations, publications, and collaborations from Curriculum Vitae (CVs), and were compared between 5 years prior to the intervention and the 5 years since.
RESULTS
Results indicated increased scholarly activity in the time period during the SWAG group meetings. Faculty presentations increased by 34% while faculty publications more than doubled (221% increase), with publications constituting a small Cohen's
CONCLUSIONS
Implementation of a monthly SWAG meeting led to an increase in faculty peer reviewed publications. Furthermore, two faculty members were promoted during the time of the intervention. A monthly faculty meeting, even when brief, can help promote and build a research culture.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35758328
doi: 10.1177/00912174221111660
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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