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- Title
Roles of Academic Writers in a Department: Benefits, Structures, and Funding.
- Authors
Weidner, Amanda; Elwood, Samantha; Thacker, Erin E.; Furst, Wendy; Partington, Leigh; Asif, Irfan; Zazove, Philip; Johnson II, Theodore M.; Okuyemi, Kola; Gilchrist, Valerie; Asif, Irfan M; Johnson, Theodore M 2nd
- Abstract
<bold>Background and Objectives: </bold>Despite the prevalence of published opinions about the use of professional academic writers to help disseminate the results of clinical research, particularly opinions about the use of ghost writers, very little information has been published on the possible roles for professional writers within academic medical departments or the mechanisms by which these departments can hire and compensate such writers. To begin addressing this lack of information, the Association of Departments of Family Medicine hosted an online discussion and a subsequent webinar in which we obtained input from three departments of family medicine in the United States regarding their use of academic writers. This discussion revealed three basic models by which academic writers have benefitted these departments: (1) grant writing support, (2) research and academic support for clinical faculty, and (3) departmental communication support. Drawing on specific examples from these institutions, the purpose of this paper is to describe the key support activities, advantages, disadvantages, and funding opportunities for each model for other departments to consider and adapt.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ACADEMIC medical centers; MASS media; FAMILY medicine; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Family Medicine, 2022, Vol 54, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0742-3225
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.22454/FamMed.2022.465116