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Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan
PURPOSE: The training of generalist physicians in university hospitals needs to emphasize development of their research role in order to continue improving their research capacity and their standing in academic hospitals in Japan. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to survey departments of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8039201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33854364 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S306543 |
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author | Watari, Takashi Tago, Masaki Shikino, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Shun Katsuki, Naoko E Fujiwara, Motoshi Yamashita, Shu-ichi |
author_facet | Watari, Takashi Tago, Masaki Shikino, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Shun Katsuki, Naoko E Fujiwara, Motoshi Yamashita, Shu-ichi |
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description | PURPOSE: The training of generalist physicians in university hospitals needs to emphasize development of their research role in order to continue improving their research capacity and their standing in academic hospitals in Japan. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to survey departments of general medicine (GM) in university hospitals in Japan to identify the research areas and themes pursued by academic generalist physicians. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The heads of the departments of GM from 71 university hospitals in Japan were enrolled. The main outcomes studied were the identification of the main research areas and themes in academic departments of GM, based on the classification of the National Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI): clinical research, public health, preventive medicine, medical education, basic science, health services and safety and quality. RESULTS: We received 47 of 71 replies (66.2% response rate). Clinical research was the most common area of research (62%), followed by public health and preventive medicine (14%), medical education (11%), and basic sciences (9%). Only one department identified health services and safety and quality as a research area (2%). There was marked variability in research areas across the different departments, with 23% of the research targeting the highest specialties, particularly organ-specific research in the fields of gastroenterology, cardiology, immunology, neurology, metabolic endocrinology, and hematology-oncology. CONCLUSION: The training of generalist physicians in university hospitals needs to emphasize development of their research role in order to continue improving the research capacity and the standing generalist physicians in academic hospitals in Japan. |
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spelling | pubmed-80392012021-04-13 Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan Watari, Takashi Tago, Masaki Shikino, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Shun Katsuki, Naoko E Fujiwara, Motoshi Yamashita, Shu-ichi Int J Gen Med Short Report PURPOSE: The training of generalist physicians in university hospitals needs to emphasize development of their research role in order to continue improving their research capacity and their standing in academic hospitals in Japan. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to survey departments of general medicine (GM) in university hospitals in Japan to identify the research areas and themes pursued by academic generalist physicians. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The heads of the departments of GM from 71 university hospitals in Japan were enrolled. The main outcomes studied were the identification of the main research areas and themes in academic departments of GM, based on the classification of the National Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI): clinical research, public health, preventive medicine, medical education, basic science, health services and safety and quality. RESULTS: We received 47 of 71 replies (66.2% response rate). Clinical research was the most common area of research (62%), followed by public health and preventive medicine (14%), medical education (11%), and basic sciences (9%). Only one department identified health services and safety and quality as a research area (2%). There was marked variability in research areas across the different departments, with 23% of the research targeting the highest specialties, particularly organ-specific research in the fields of gastroenterology, cardiology, immunology, neurology, metabolic endocrinology, and hematology-oncology. CONCLUSION: The training of generalist physicians in university hospitals needs to emphasize development of their research role in order to continue improving the research capacity and the standing generalist physicians in academic hospitals in Japan. Dove 2021-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8039201/ /pubmed/33854364 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S306543 Text en © 2021 Watari et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Short Report Watari, Takashi Tago, Masaki Shikino, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Shun Katsuki, Naoko E Fujiwara, Motoshi Yamashita, Shu-ichi Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title | Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title_full | Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title_fullStr | Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title_short | Research Trends in General Medicine Departments of University Hospitals in Japan |
title_sort | research trends in general medicine departments of university hospitals in japan |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8039201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33854364 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S306543 |
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