Setting Up for Success: Strategies to Foster Surgeons' Pursuit of Basic Science Research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgeons make important contributions to basic science research and are in a unique position to innovate scientifically. The number of surgeons pursuing basic science research has been declining over the past two decades. We sought to describe perceived barriers to surgeons' pursuit of basic science research and identify interventions that mitigate these obstacles.

Materials & methods

An online survey was sent to chairs of academic surgery departments and practicing surgeons involved in basic science research. A subset of these participants were interviewed about their experiences. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and uploaded to NVivo. Two coders developed a codebook using inductive content analysis to identify relevant themes.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Livingston-Rosanoff D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8678176 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature