Research Productivity Among Recipients of AAFP Foundation Grants
Ann Fam Med Mahoney et al.
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The Article in Brief
Research Productivity Among Recipients of AAFP Foundation Grants
Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, and colleagues
Background The Joint Grant Awards Program (JGAP) of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation and the American Academy of Family Physicians supports small-scale research projects. A survey of JGAP recipients from 1990 to 2000 was conducted to evaluate their research productivity.
What This Study Found Sixty-nine JGAP recipients reported 91 publications and 129 presentations based on JGAP-supported research. After awarded their JGAP grants, recipients received a total of 26 grants ($9.6 million total costs). Funded applicants had more publications during the 5 years before and after their JGAP submissions than applicants who did not receive JGAP awards.
Implications
- JGAP projects have generated a large body of publications and presentations, and additional grant activity.
- JGAP plays an important role in supporting the early career development of family medicine researchers.
