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Introduction to a Research Career

Introduction to a Research Career. Michael Boninger, MD (loosely adapted from Zev Rymer). Outline. Why Choose a Research Career? Types of Research Careers Your Domain Keys to success. Work on bigger problem Make a bigger difference Providing clinical care is not stimulating enough

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Introduction to a Research Career

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  1. Introduction to a Research Career Michael Boninger, MD (loosely adapted from Zev Rymer)

  2. Outline • Why Choose a Research Career? • Types of Research Careers • Your Domain • Keys to success

  3. Work on bigger problem Make a bigger difference Providing clinical care is not stimulating enough Don’t want to be on call when your 50 Prestige/Honor/Fame Teaching Travel Intellectual Stimulation Being part of a team Work Hours PM&R needs researchers Why Choose a Research Career?

  4. You Bet Perception of Department Peers Use it or loose it Clinical Skills Financial rewards At first Can you say REJECTION? Your work is never done Uncertainty Is there a downside?

  5. What does it take to be a researcher? • Can you take orders? • Can you do scut? • Can you write? • Can you be self critical? • Can you (learn to) compete? • Granting agencies don’t care that you are a physiatrist – no special rules apply

  6. What does it take to be a researcher? • Can you innovate? • Can you lead? • Being a researcher is being a leader • You cannot lead where you have never been • Can you articulate a vision? • Can you learn to delegate responsibility and establish appropriate reporting/ evaluation systems?

  7. Types of research careers • Clinician – descriptive studies • Clinician/Investigator – descriptive-case studies, PI clinical trials • Investigator/Clinician – PI clinical trials, RO1 NIH, VA merit review

  8. Careers – The First Two • Clinician – descriptive studies • Clinical Academic Physiatrist • 5 – 10% Research • Clinician/Investigator – descriptive-case studies, PI clinical trials • Academic Physiatrist plus • Used to be the norm for PM&R research • 10 – 30% Research • Clinical work as primary • Not for the RMSTP

  9. Investigator Clinicians • The K12 Model • Research Time • 75% or more • Now and in the future • Clinical work primarily to supports research • Synergy • Teaching • Research • Support staff

  10. Your Domain • You need to be a great researcher and you need an area of expertise • In what specific area will you be the world’s leading expert? • What skill set will you have? • What will you add to the team? • Clinical knowledge is a given and is important

  11. Health Services Basic Science Chemistry Molecular biology Physiology Engineering Biomechanics Signal procesing Neuropsychology Outcome measurement Ethics Humanism Epidemiology Broad Areas

  12. How do you choose? • Interests • Clinical • Research • Background • Dusty undergraduate degree • Geography • Mentorship • Laboratory

  13. Mentorship – the key • How do you choose a mentor? Research training is an apprenticeship with one or two people (at most) • The Best in Field • Milieu • Success & Happiness of previous trainees • Pay attention to early communications • Location

  14. What do granting agencies care about? • NIH is committed to the development of fundamental knowledge about human biology and health • promote development of new methods to help health advances emerge • Historically, fundamental, or “basic science” studies are often the most appealing to review panels • Clinical “investigations” are also attractive • Clinical trials are often the most difficult to support

  15. Innovation Writing Self Critical Focus Resilience / Perseverance Mentorship Departmental Support Leadership Motivation Interpersonal Skills Top Ten Keys to Success(A Review) (kind of by rank)

  16. Go Forth and Conquer(we need you) Thank you

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