4 min

Succeeding in Basic Research as a Department AUPN's Leadership Minute

    • Medicine

A major challenge in academic neurology departments is supporting basic and translational research.  As clinical revenue becomes increasingly important to the financial health of Neurology Departments, supporting non-clinical activities such as teaching and research has become increasingly difficult.
This is especially problematic for physician scientists, many of which require several years of both salary and research support.
So how can you build research in your Department?

A major challenge in academic neurology departments is supporting basic and translational research.  As clinical revenue becomes increasingly important to the financial health of Neurology Departments, supporting non-clinical activities such as teaching and research has become increasingly difficult.
This is especially problematic for physician scientists, many of which require several years of both salary and research support.
So how can you build research in your Department?

4 min