@article{1adb37ef278f4844a9791abd0a6ea60e,
title = "American Society of Neuroradiology Research Survey 2001",
abstract = "Rationale and Objectives. Research is a critical component of the mission of academic radiology, and success in research is necessary for the future of neuroradiology. Thus, the authors set out to establish a baseline of research activities of American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) members. Materials and Methods. The authors surveyed 100 fellowship program directors. The survey was Web based, with recruitment from the ASNR Fellowship Database survey site and with e-mail and fax solicitations to the Web site. Questions focused on neuroradiologist and neuroradiology fellow involvement in research. Results. Forty-eight of the 100 program directors (48%) responded. Several key findings emerged: (a) About one-third of fellowship programs require all fellows to do some research, with most fellows receiving less than 1 day per week of academic time; (b) just over half of the programs expect fellows to publish a paper; (c) about two-thirds of academic neuroradiologists get at least 1 academic day per week; (d) most academic neuroradiologists perform research, but most of this research is unfunded; and (e) about nine of 10 academic sections have at least one neuroradiologist with some extramural funding. Conclusion. The relative lack of extramural funding among academic neuroradiologists is a reality that is probably multifactorial; however, there may be a direct relationship between amount of academic time free from clinical duties and successful competition for funding. The time (and, thus, financial) support of research-oriented fellows and faculty should be increased.",
keywords = "Radiology and radiologists, Research",
author = "Johnson, {Annette J.} and Mathews, {Vincent P.} and Angelo Artemakis",
note = "Funding Information: Responses were collected after three e-mails and one fax solicitation to program directors with links to the survey Web site. Data were collected from January to March 2001. Of 106 neuroradiology fellowship programs, the survey solicitations were sent to 100 (six did not receive the survey because we had the wrong contact information). Forty-eight of 100 program directors responded, for an overall response rate of 48% (although not all respondents answered all questions). Responding programs varied in size, with 35 (73%) of the 48 having five or more neuroradiologists. Thirty-one respondents (65%) provided optional identifying information. When asked whether neuroradiologists in their sections received dedicated academic time free from clinical duties, 22 of 41 respondents (54%) indicated that the neuroradiologists at their institution receive an average of 1 day per week of academic time ( Fig 1 ), 13 (32%) indicated that neuroradiologists receive an average of less than 1 day of academic time per week, five (12%) indicated that neuroradiologists received an average of 2 days of academic time per week, and one (2%) indicated that neuroradiologists received more than 2 days per week. Thirteen (27%) of 48 respondents indicated that at least one of their neuroradiologists spends at least half of his or her time performing research. When queried about the specific areas of research the neuroradiologists focused on, all 48 respondents indicated a variety of focus areas: 39 (81%) mentioned advanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging applications; 36 (75%), stroke; 28 (58%), functional MR imaging; 26 (54%), MR spectroscopy; 22 (46%), neuro-oncology; 19 (40%), head and neck radiology; 19 (40%), neurointerventional techniques; 17 (35%), advanced computed tomographic applications; 17 (35%), epilepsy; 17 (35%), spine; 14 (29%), neuroimmunology; 11 (23%), biomedical engineering; 10 (21%), informatics; nine (19%), health services/outcomes research; seven (15%), positron emission tomography; and four (8%), medical genetics. Seven respondents (15%) indicated that the focus of research was on other areas. When asked what types of publications were generated from the neuroradiology section, 45 of 47 respondents (96%) indicated peer-reviewed scientific articles; 40 (85%), peer-reviewed case reports; 38 (81%), book chapters; and 34 (72%), non–peer-reviewed articles ( Fig 2 ). With regard to the types of research performed in their neuroradiology section, 43 of 48 respondents (90%) indicated that collaborative studies funded by principal investigators outside of neuroradiology were performed, 41 (85%) indicated that unfunded clinical studies were performed, and 26 (54%) indicated that studies funded by principal investigators in neuroradiology were performed. One respondent (2%) indicated that no research was performed. When asked how many of their neuroradiologists receive any type of extramural funding, three of 47 respondents (6%) indicated that none of the neuroradiologists in their section received extramural funding; however, 11 (23%) had one neuroradiologist with extramural funding, 15 (32%) had two neuroradiologists, eight (17%) had three neuroradiologists, five (11%) had four neuroradiologists, and five (11%) had more than four neuroradiologists ( Fig 3 ). With regard to those neuroradiologists in their sections who are principal investigators for studies, 10 of 46 respondents (22%) indicated that they had no funding, 26 (57%) had industry funding, 20 (43%) had university or hospital funding, 19 (41%) had National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, six (13%) had radiology foundation funding, eight (17%) had other private foundation funding, and four (9%) had other government funding. When asked how many major Public Health Service (NIH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) grants had been awarded to their institutions with neuroradiologists as the principal investigators, 33 of 46 respondents (72%) indicated that no R01 grants had been awarded, 44 of 47 (94%) indicated that no R21 grants had been awarded, and 43 of 46 (93%) indicated that no K award grants had been awarded in their sections. These findings show good correlation with March 2001 Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP) database ( 4 ) information with regard to brain imaging R01 grants (Table). R01 Grants for Brain Imaging Specialty of Principal Investigator No. of Grants Radiology 102 Neuroradiology 14 Other 552 Note.—From the CRISP database, NIH ( 4 ). When asked about research among their fellows, 35 of 46 respondents (76%) indicated that some of their neuroradiology fellows perform research. Twenty-two respondents (48%) indicated that they do not have a research requirement for fellows. Fifteen (33%) do have a research requirement for all fellows, whereas nine (20%) have such a requirement for 2-year fellows only. When asked about dedicated academic time free from clinical duties for neuroradiology fellows, 14 of 44 program directors (32%) indicated that fellows do not have dedicated academic time, 18 (41%) indicated that fellows have dedicated academic time of less than 1 day per week on average, eight (18%) have fellows with 1 day per week average dedicated academic time, and one (2%) has fellows with more than 1 day per week academic time. Three (7%) respondents have fellows with blocks of academic time of at least 1 week ( Fig 4 ). With regard to research-related expectations of neuroradiology fellows, 34 of 36 respondents (94%) indicated that fellows are expected to present a paper, poster, or exhibit, and 23 (64%) indicated that fellows are expected to publish a paper. None indicated that fellows are expected to write a grant proposal. Forty of 45 respondents (89%) indicated that fellows do not participate in a formal research training program. 3 ",
year = "2002",
doi = "10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80353-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "9",
pages = "810--814",
journal = "Academic Radiology",
issn = "1076-6332",
publisher = "Elsevier USA",
number = "7",
}