title: Funding research in the twenty-first century: current opinions and future directions.
abstract: For all academic biomedical researchers, the process of submitting grants and securing research funding is a critical part of advancing one's career. In the current era of decreasing new grant awards and renewals leading to significantly worse success rates, it is hard for young aspiring physician-scientists to remain optimistic regarding their future in academic medicine. It is important that today's young surgeon-scientists prepare for and adapt to the inevitably changing climate of research funding. This article provides a primer on developing a successful career as a funded surgeon-scientist and pathways for building a robust research platform worthy of extramural National Institutes of Health funding in the twenty-first century.
authors: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 415, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors: Lee
authors: L
authors: Squitieri
authors: Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, University of Michigan, 2130 Taubman Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340, USA. Electronic address: kecchung@umich.edu.
authors: Kevin C
authors: KC
authors: Chung
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Funding; Grant writing; Mentor; Physician-scientists