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The scholarship of application.
1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Eugine.Shapiro@Yale.edu
Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|September 21, 2000
Summary
Scholarship of application translates scientific knowledge into practical solutions for societal problems. Academic institutions must foster this applied research through improved evaluation, rewards, and support systems.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Societal Impact
- Academic Scholarship
Background:
- Scholarship of application bridges scientific discovery and practical problem-solving.
- This form of scholarship is crucial for addressing individual and societal needs.
- It is particularly relevant to patient-oriented research and physician services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define and emphasize the importance of the scholarship of application.
- To analyze incentives and disincentives for applied scholarship in academic settings.
- To propose strategies for evaluating, rewarding, and nurturing applied scholarship.
Main Methods:
- Review of the concept and importance of scholarship of application.
- Analysis of factors influencing the practice of applied scholarship.
- Discussion of methods for assessment, recognition, and development of applied scholarship.
Main Results:
- Society relies on the application of new knowledge, benefiting academic institutions.
- Incentives include funding, while disincentives involve methodological challenges and lower prestige.
- Effective evaluation requires an expanded peer-review process.
Conclusions:
- Academic institutions and society are interdependent, necessitating rigorous and relevant applied scholarship.
- Institutions must implement strategies to actively promote and support scholarship of application.
- Nurturing applied scholarship requires robust training, dedicated research time, and tangible support.