Academic medicine: the evidence base

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7469.789

BMJ 2004;329:789-792 (2 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7469.789

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Academic medicine: the evidence base

International Working Party to Promote and Revitalise Academic Medicine

Correspondence to: J P A Ioannidis, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece jioannid@cc.uoi.gr

The International Campaign to Revitalise Academic Medicine recognisesthat an evidence based approach is important in discussing theproblems of academic medicine. A preliminary exploration ofthe evidence on academic medicine has led to a research agendafor examining and proposing realistic solutions

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Introduction

Much has been written about academic medicine and its ailments.The International Campaign to Revitalise Academic Medicine (ICRAM)immediately recognised the importance of an evidence based approachto the ongoing discussion about academic medicine.¹ A task groupwas developed to systematically collate and evaluate the availableevidence. We initially targeted major themes that were readilyidentifiable as being important and for which data would bereasonably straightforward to collect. The type of evidence(box 1) differed for each research question. Here we presenta summary and future research agenda.

Where are the problems?

The Oxford English Reference Dictionary defines academe as "theworld of learning," and academic as "scholarly: to do with learning."Scholarship is encountered as a key principle of academic medicine,^w1and it entails the discovery, integration, and application ofknowledge, and teaching.^w2 Academic medicine practitioners areexpected to demonstrate systematic and sustained scholarly effort,with recognisable outputs valued by peers.

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Research indicators

Impact of industry

Does academic medicine eventually benefit or harm patients?

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