TY - JOUR
T1 - Sources of funding for research articles in medical education journals from 1999 to 2019
AU - McKechnie, Douglas G.J.
AU - Al-Shakarchi, Nader
AU - Tackett, Sean A.
AU - Young, Tim M.
AU - Rashid, Mohammed A.
N1 - Funding Information:
DGJM was funded by Health Education England as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and is currently an NIHR In-Practice Fellow. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care or Health Education England. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, interpretation of the data; preparation, review, approval of or decision to publish the manuscript.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: Prior studies report that most published medical education research is unfunded. We sought to determine the extent and sources of funding for medical education research articles published in leading journals, and how these have changed in the last two decades. Methods: All research articles published in Academic Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Medical Education and Medical Teacher in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 were reviewed for funding declarations. Funding sources were categorised as: government; university; healthcare organisation; private not-for-profit organisation; and for-profit company. Time trends were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test. Results: 1822 articles were analysed. Over the aggregate 20-year period, 44% of all articles reported funding, with the proportion increasing from 30% in 1999 to 50% in 2019 (p <.001). The proportion of articles with government (10% to 16%, p =.049), university (6% to 17% p <.001), and not-for-profit funding sources (15% to 20%, p =.04) increased. Proportions of healthcare (3% to 4%, p =.45) and for-profit funding (2% to 1%, p =.25) did not significantly change with time. Conclusions: Over the last 20 years, the proportion of funded published medical education research has significantly increased, as has funding from government, universities, and not-for-profit sources. This may assist researchers in identifying funders with a track record of supporting medical education research, and enhances transparency of where research funding in the field originates.
AB - Background: Prior studies report that most published medical education research is unfunded. We sought to determine the extent and sources of funding for medical education research articles published in leading journals, and how these have changed in the last two decades. Methods: All research articles published in Academic Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Medical Education and Medical Teacher in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 were reviewed for funding declarations. Funding sources were categorised as: government; university; healthcare organisation; private not-for-profit organisation; and for-profit company. Time trends were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test. Results: 1822 articles were analysed. Over the aggregate 20-year period, 44% of all articles reported funding, with the proportion increasing from 30% in 1999 to 50% in 2019 (p <.001). The proportion of articles with government (10% to 16%, p =.049), university (6% to 17% p <.001), and not-for-profit funding sources (15% to 20%, p =.04) increased. Proportions of healthcare (3% to 4%, p =.45) and for-profit funding (2% to 1%, p =.25) did not significantly change with time. Conclusions: Over the last 20 years, the proportion of funded published medical education research has significantly increased, as has funding from government, universities, and not-for-profit sources. This may assist researchers in identifying funders with a track record of supporting medical education research, and enhances transparency of where research funding in the field originates.
KW - Education
KW - funding
KW - medical
KW - periodicals as topic
KW - research support as topic
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U2 - 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2192858
DO - 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2192858
M3 - Article
C2 - 36963107
AN - SCOPUS:85150959366
SN - 0142-159X
VL - 45
SP - 1123
EP - 1128
JO - Medical teacher
JF - Medical teacher
IS - 10
ER -