Research Interest in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Factors predictive of research career interest among pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellows are not known. We sought to determine the prevalence and determinants of interest in research careers among PEM fellows.

Methods

We performed an electronically distributed national survey of current PEM fellows. We assessed demographics, barriers to successful research, and beliefs about research using 4-point ordinal scales. The primary outcome was the fellow-reported predicted percentage of time devoted to clinical research 5 years after graduation. We measured the association between barriers and beliefs and the predicted future clinical research time using the Spearman correlation coefficient.

Results

Of 458 current fellows, 231 (50.4%) submitted complete resp

SUBMITTER: Michelson KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5597450 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature