TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Physiatry
AU - Morgenroth, David C.
AU - Knowlton, Tiffany
AU - Apkon, Susan
AU - Blauwet, Cheri A.
AU - Burns, Anthony S.
AU - Vallejos, Cecilia Córdova
AU - Frontera, Walter
AU - Hearn, Sandra L.
AU - Jayabalan, Prakash
AU - Lim, Peter A.
AU - Moroz, Alex
AU - Perret, Danielle
AU - Powell, Danielle
AU - Puderbaugh, Matt
AU - Rivers, W. Evan
AU - Sowa, Gwendolyn
AU - Verduzco-Gutierrez, Monica
AU - Celnik, Pablo A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr Morgenroth's work is supported in part with resources and the use of facilities at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA. The contents of this article do not represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government. Dr Fontera's research is partially funded by grant S21 MD001830-04, NIMHD, National Institutes of Health. The content of this report is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Dr Jayabalan receives support from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) at Northwestern University, National Institute on Aging 1P30AG059988-01A1.
Funding Information:
There is a relative dearth of physician-scientists in PM&R. Although gains in the quantity and quality of physiatric research have been achieved with the help of programs focused on generating and training the next generation of physiatric scientists, such as the Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program, PM&R still lags behind other related fields in research funding. For instance, there are more than three times as many neurology departments as PM&R departments with National Institutes of Health funding and neurology as a field has more than 10 times as much total National Institutes of Health funding compared with PM&R. Although research funding from a variety of sources (e.g., federal grants through National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, foundations grants, and industry funding) is important, National Institutes of Health funding is often considered a key benchmark of research success in academic institutions. There continues to be a critical need to support and expand research capacity in PM&R through national training programs such as the Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program and through the AAP Research Consultation Program, which can help expand the number of academic departments with successful researchers who can act as scientific mentors to trainees and junior faculty.
Funding Information:
Dr Fontera’s research is partially funded by grant S21 MD001830-04, NIMHD, National Institutes of Health. The content of this report is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Funding Information:
Dr Jayabalan receives support from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) at Northwestern University, National Institute on Aging 1P30AG059988-01A1.
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PY - 2023/2/1
Y1 - 2023/2/1
N2 - Environmental scans determine trends in an organization's or field's internal and external environment. The results can help shape goals, inform strategic decision making, and direct future actions. The Association of Academic Physiatrists convened a strategic planning group in 2020, composed of physiatrists representing a diversity of professional roles, career stages, race and ethnicity, gender, disability status, and geographic areas of practice. This strategic planning group performed an environmental scan to assess the forces, trends, challenges, and opportunities affecting both the Association of Academic Physiatrists and the entire field of academic physiatry (also known as physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and rehabilitation medicine). This article presents aspects of the environmental scan thought to be most pertinent to the field of academic physiatry organized within the following five themes: (1) Macro/Societal Trends, (2) Technological Advancements, (3) Diversity and Global Outreach, (4) Economy, and (5) Education/Learning Environment. The challenges and opportunities presented here can provide a roadmap for the field to thrive within the complex and evolving healthcare systems in the United States and globally.
AB - Environmental scans determine trends in an organization's or field's internal and external environment. The results can help shape goals, inform strategic decision making, and direct future actions. The Association of Academic Physiatrists convened a strategic planning group in 2020, composed of physiatrists representing a diversity of professional roles, career stages, race and ethnicity, gender, disability status, and geographic areas of practice. This strategic planning group performed an environmental scan to assess the forces, trends, challenges, and opportunities affecting both the Association of Academic Physiatrists and the entire field of academic physiatry (also known as physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and rehabilitation medicine). This article presents aspects of the environmental scan thought to be most pertinent to the field of academic physiatry organized within the following five themes: (1) Macro/Societal Trends, (2) Technological Advancements, (3) Diversity and Global Outreach, (4) Economy, and (5) Education/Learning Environment. The challenges and opportunities presented here can provide a roadmap for the field to thrive within the complex and evolving healthcare systems in the United States and globally.
KW - Academic Medical Centers
KW - Delivery of Health Care
KW - Health Care Disparities
KW - Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
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U2 - 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002127
DO - 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002127
M3 - Article
C2 - 36634238
AN - SCOPUS:85146528898
SN - 0894-9115
VL - 102
SP - 159
EP - 165
JO - American Journal of Physical Medicine
JF - American Journal of Physical Medicine
IS - 2
ER -