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  • Academic Medicine
  • Research Capacity Building
  • Health Services Research

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  • Factors influencing research capacity in academic medicine are known, but longitudinal development is less understood.
  • The Association of Departments of Family Medicine's Research Capacity Scale (RCS) categorizes departments into five levels.
  • Understanding how departments evolve their research capacity is crucial for targeted development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the distribution of infrastructure features across family medicine departments.
  • To evaluate the impact of adding infrastructure features on a department's position within the RCS.
  • To identify key factors driving improvements in research capacity over time.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was distributed to US family medicine department chairs in August 2021.
  • Chairs reported their department's research capacity level in 2018 and 2021.
  • Survey data included the presence and changes in infrastructure resources over a six-year period.

Main Results:

  • A 54.2% response rate yielded data showing significant variation in research capacity.
  • Departments at higher RCS levels were more likely to possess infrastructure resources.
  • 43% of departments advanced at least one RCS level between 2018 and 2021, with most adding multiple features.
  • Hiring a PhD researcher was strongly associated with increased research capacity (P<.001).

Conclusions:

  • Most departments that improved research capacity added multiple infrastructure features.
  • For departments without a PhD researcher, this hire may be the most impactful investment.
  • Strategic investment in infrastructure is key to advancing departmental research capacity.