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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2023

Are researchers in academic medicine flourishing? A survey of midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators.

Linda H Pololi, Arthur T Evans, Janet T Civian, Lisa A Cooper, Brian K Gibbs, Kacy Ninteau, Rada K Dagher, Kimberly Bloom-Feshbach, Robert T Brennan

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Article in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Linda H PololiBrandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-3135
Arthur T EvansWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Janet T CivianBrandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Lisa A CooperJohn Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2403-8105
Brian K GibbsUMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Kacy NinteauBrandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Rada K DagherNational Institute on Minority Health Disparities (Division of Clinical and Health Services Research), National Institutes of health, USA.
Kimberly Bloom-FeshbachWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Robert T BrennanBrandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Brandeis University · USCornell University · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · USUMass Memorial Health Care · US

Funding

Career Advancement and Culture Change in Biomedical Research: Group Peer Mentoring Outcomes and MechanismsU01GM132367 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI POLOLI, LINDA · 2019 to 2023
$3.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS U01 GM132367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Midcareer research faculty are a vital part of the advancement of science in U.S. medical schools, but there are troubling trends in recruitment, retention, and burnout rates. Methods: The primary sampling frame for this online survey was recipients of a single R01 or equivalent and/or K-award from 2013 to 2019. Inclusion criteria were 3-14 years at a U.S. medical school and rank of associate professor or two or more years as assistant professor. Forty physician investigators and Ph.D. scientists volunteered for a faculty development program, and 106 were propensity-matched controls. Survey items covered self-efficacy in career, research, work-life; vitality/burnout; relationships, inclusion, trust; diversity; and intention to leave academic medicine. Results: The majority (52%) reported receiving poor mentoring; 40% experienced high burnout and 41% low vitality, which, in turn, predicted leaving intention ( Conclusions: Midcareer Ph.D. and physician investigators faced significant career challenges. Experiences diverged by underrepresentation, gender, and degree. Poor quality mentoring was an issue for most. Effective mentoring could address the concerns of this vital component of the biomedical workforce.

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academic medicineburnoutcareer advancementculturediversityethnicityfacultygendermentoringPhDPhysician investigatorsracerelationshipsresearch facultyretentionself-efficacytranslational research

Identifiers

PMID37251000
PMCPMC10225255
OpenAlexW4366091168

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