A Small Grants Program Improves Medical Education Research Productivity

作者:El Sawi Nehad I*; Sharp Glynda F; Gruppen Larry D
来源:Academic Medicine, 2009, 84(Supplement): S105-S108.
DOI:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b3707d

摘要

Background This study compared research collaboration and productivity among applicants to a small educational research grants program. Method Brief interviews were conducted with 89% (8/9) of funded applicants and 55% (6/11) of unfunded applicants. Results Funded projects had an average 6.6 scholarly products per project and 3.8 interinstitutional collaborators with 72.5% continuing collaborations, compared with the unfunded group that had 2.8 products, 1.8 collaborators, and only 16% continuing collaborations. Conclusions This program seems beneficial to research productivity and multiinstitutional collaboration.