State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data
Matthew A. Pappas, Ashley Jenkins, Molly J. Horstman, Nidhi Rohatgi, Valerie G. Press, Micah T. Prochaska, Henry J. Michtalik, Alana Sigmund, Juliessa M. Pavon, Sanjay Bhandari, Vineet Gupta, Stephanie Parks Taylor
Abstract
We sought to understand the current state of research in adult Hospital Medicine by repeating a 2018 survey of leaders in Hospital Medicine with changes to improve the response rate of surveyed programs. We also analyzed the public sources of federal research funding and MEDLINE-indexed publications from 2010 through 2019 among members of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). Of the 102 contacted leaders of Hospital Medicine groups across the country, 49 responded, for a total response rate of 48%. Among the 3397 faculty members represented in responding programs, 72 (2%) of faculty were identified as conducting research for more than 50% of their time. Respondents noted difficulties at every stage of the research development pipeline, from a lack of mentors to running a fellowship program to a lack of applicants seeking further research training. Improvements to our research training pipeline will be essential to the long-term improvement of our profession.