National Institutes of Health funding among vascular surgeons is rare.
National Institutes of Health funding among vascular surgeons is rare.
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美国国立卫生研究院对血管外科医生的资助很少。
DOI：
10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.052
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Shah,SamirK
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作者：
Mirzaie,AminA;Cooper,MicholA;Weaver,MLibby;Jacobs,ChristopherR;Cox,MorganL;Berceli,ScottA;Scali,SalvatoreT;Back,MartinR;Huber,ThomasS;Upchurch,GilbertR;Shah,SamirK
背景：美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）是血管外科医生开展研究的重要资金来源。美国国立卫生研究院的资助经常被用来衡量机构和个人的研究效率，帮助确定学术推广的资格，并作为科学质量的衡量标准。我们试图通过评估NIH资助的研究者和项目的特点来评估目前NIH对血管外科医生的资助范围。此外，我们还试图确定资助是否涉及血管外科学会（SVS）最近的研究重点。方法在2022年4月，我们查询了NIH研究组合在线报告工具支出和结果（RePORTER）数据库中的活跃项目。我们只包括有血管外科医生作为主要研究者的项目。拨款特征从NIH研究组合在线报告工具支出和结果数据库中提取。主要研究者的人口统计信息和学术背景信息通过搜索机构简介确定。结果41名血管外科医师共获得55项NIH奖励。在美国，只有1%（41/4037）的血管外科医生得到NIH的资助。受资助的血管外科医生平均离校时间为16.3年；37% （n = 15）是女性。大多数奖励（58%,n = 32）为R01奖励。在活跃的nih资助项目中，75% （n = 41）是基础或转化研究项目，25% （n = 14）是临床或卫生服务研究项目。腹主动脉瘤和外周动脉疾病是最常获得资助的疾病领域，共占项目总数的54% （n = 30）。目前美国国立卫生研究院资助的任何项目都没有解决三个SVS研究重点。结论nih对血管外科医生的资助较少，且主要由集中于腹主动脉瘤和外周动脉疾病研究的基础或转化科学项目组成。女性在有资金支持的血管外科医生中占很大比例。尽管大多数SVS研究重点得到了NIH的资助，但三个SVS研究重点尚未得到NIH资助的项目的解决。未来的努力应集中在增加接受NIH资助的血管外科医生的数量，并确保所有SVS研究优先事项获得NIH资助。
BackgroundThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an essential source of funding for vascular surgeons conducting research. NIH funding is frequently used to benchmark institutional and individual research productivity, help determine eligibility for academic promotion, and as a measure of scientific quality. We sought to appraise the current scope of NIH funding to vascular surgeons by appraising the characteristics of NIH-funded investigators and projects. In addition, we also sought to determine whether funded grants addressed recent Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) research priorities.MethodsIn April 2022, we queried the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) database for active projects. We only included projects that had a vascular surgeon as a principal investigator. Grant characteristics were extracted from the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results database. Principal investigator demographics and academic background information were identified by searching institution profiles.ResultsThere were 55 active NIH awards given to 41 vascular surgeons. Only 1% (41/4037) of all vascular surgeons in the United States receive NIH funding. Funded vascular surgeons are an average of 16.3 years out of training; 37% (n = 15) are women. The majority of awards (58%; n = 32) were R01 grants. Among the active NIH-funded projects, 75% (n = 41) are basic or translational research projects, and 25% (n = 14) are clinical or health services research projects. Abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease are the most commonly funded disease areas and together accounted for 54% (n = 30) of projects. Three SVS research priorities are not addressed by any of the current NIH-funded projects.ConclusionsNIH funding of vascular surgeons is rare and predominantly consists of basic or translational science projects focused on abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease research. Women are well-represented among funded vascular surgeons. Although the majority of SVS research priorities receive NIH funding, three SVS research priorities are yet to be addressed by NIH-funded projects. Future efforts should focus on increasing the number of vascular surgeons receiving NIH grants and ensuring all SVS research priorities receive NIH funding.