The Challenge of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Research

[摘要] The launch of Hospital Pediatrics as a full-fledged journal represents a major turning point in the development of pediatric hospital medicine as an academic field and demonstrates that we have a sufficient number of scientific inquiries to warrant an independent, peer-reviewed journal. However, there are persistent challenges for hospitalists who desire an academic career, including insufficient research training, dedicated research time, and academic mentorship and role models. An additional challenge, as well as opportunity, for those with an interest in pediatric hospital medicine research is the wide range of activities in the field, including quality improvement (QI), comparative effectiveness research, educational evaluation, health services research, and practice management. Although there is often overlap among these areas, they are rapidly evolving so that definitions and training needs are not always clear.The demand for high-quality research in all of these areas has never been greater. QI has taken a place at center stage, as we …

[学科分类] 儿科学

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