Discussion: Beyond the Scalpel: Attracting and Nurturing Surgeon-Scientists in Plastic Surgery.
Discussion: Beyond the Scalpel: Attracting and Nurturing Surgeon-Scientists in Plastic Surgery.
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讨论:超越手术刀:吸引和培养整形外科的外科医生科学家。
DOI:
10.1097/prs.0000000000008787
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Longaker,MichaelT
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作者:
Liao,EricC;Longaker,MichaelT
The ability to secure funding from the National Institutes of Health is often considered a key step to developing a successful independent research program as a faculty member. At approximately $12 million per year, plastic surgery research ranks the lowest among surgical specialties, in terms of grant funding dollars and the number of funded investigators. 10 This is a sobering data point for academic plastic surgery. For a specialty that prides itself on innovation, this low level of academic success warrants introspection and action. We need to augment the pipeline of developing plastic surgeon-scientists at the level of residency recruitment, nurture trainees during dedicated research time, and build resources to launch their careers as faculty members. Although we have visiting professors that lecture about clinical topics, we have few voices promoting academic plastic surgery. Without role models, alignment of incentives, and rigorous training, plastic surgeon-scientists will continue to be eroded and the vaunted triple-threat will become a unicorn. Instead, we hope this article will galvanize our institution and national society leaders to organize across surgical disciplines, partner with the National Institutes of Health, and develop specific plans to reboot the plastic surgeon-scientist workforce, because at the end, surgical science is needed to advance patient care, and surgeon-scientists are the bridge builder to catalyze these advances.