Are you a clinical/applied researcher? If so, you probably are frustrated by the “research-to-practice” gap: The time it takes to move research findings about new treatments or clinical practices into routine practice. In medicine, it’s been estimated that this gap is about 17 years, and even then, only about 14%...
Successful careers in academia start with the sage advice of our mentors and advisors. Many of us can recall hearing friendly reminders, such as, “Negotiate the best teaching load that you can when you start your career; you’ll need time for research” and “Longitudinal studies aren’t the best way to...
As the medical field and health professions embrace evidence-based practice, it becomes essential for present and future clinicians to develop an understanding of research protocols and their impact on patient care. Clinicians and scientists need to forge collaborative relationships to support the direction and outgrowth of research. At no time...
The evidence-based practice movement has sought to tighten the link between research and practice. This movement has placed increased scrutiny on the quality and rigor of clinical practice research to ensure that the ‘tools of the trade’ are being objectively validated as having causal and beneficial effects on recipients. The Standard...
