National Institutes of Health funding among vascular surgeons is rare.

Autor:	Mirzaie AA; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Cooper MA; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Weaver ML; Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA., Jacobs CR; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Cox ML; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Berceli SA; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Scali ST; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Back MR; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Huber TS; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Upchurch GR; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL., Shah SK; Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. Electronic address: samir.shah@surgery.ufl.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of vascular surgery [J Vasc Surg] 2023 Oct; Vol. 78 (4), pp. 845-851. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 15.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.052
Abstrakt:	Background: The 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. Methods: In 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. Results: There 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. Conclusions: NIH 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. (Copyright © 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery. All rights reserved.)
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