Academic specialists in general obstetrics and gynecology are clinicians practicing the full breadth of the specialty while also contributing to medical education and scientific discovery. Residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology provide exposure to research training that is variable but frequently limited. This creates challenges for junior faculty and in many cases limits their research productivity, typically measured by published original research articles and grant funding. This frequently disadvantages academic specialists in promotion compared with their subspecialty fellowship-trained colleagues. A few research fellowship programs were recently launched to address this issue. However, these programs are not uniform and encounter challenges such as sustainable funding. In this article, building on knowledge from current academic specialist fellowship programs, we discuss the needs, challenges, and proposed solutions. We also propose some details needing further discussion among the academic obstetrics and gynecology community. We discuss how such fellowships can integrate with current development and training opportunities such as the Women's Reproductive Health Research award, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health award, other K and K-type career development programs, NIH T32 grants, and clinical research courses for obstetricians and gynecologists. Academic specialist fellowship programs can have synergy with other women's health fellowship programs offered by other specialties. They can additionally leverage institutional resources. We conclude by summarizing a proposed model for academic specialist research fellowship programs.

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妇产科学术通才奖学金：逾期了吗？


普通妇产科的学术专家是临床医生，他们从事专业的全部工作，同时也为医学教育和科学发现做出贡献。妇产科住院医师计划提供可变但通常有限的研究培训。这给初级教师带来了挑战，并且在许多情况下限制了他们的研究生产力，通常通过发表的原始研究文章和资助来衡量。与受过亚专业奖学金培训的同事相比，这往往使学术专家在晋升方面处于不利地位。最近启动了一些研究奖学金计划来解决这个问题。然而，这些计划并不统一，并面临可持续资金等挑战。在本文中，基于当前学术专家奖学金计划的知识，我们讨论了需求、挑战和提出的解决方案。我们还提出了一些需要在妇产科学术界进一步讨论的细节。我们讨论了此类奖学金如何与当前的发展和培训机会相结合，例如女性生殖健康研究奖、在女性健康中建立跨学科研究事业奖、其他 K 和 K 型职业发展计划、NIH T32 赠款以及妇产科医生的临床研究课程。学术专家奖学金计划可以与其他专业提供的其他女性健康奖学金计划产生协同作用。他们还可以利用机构资源。最后，我们总结了学术专家研究奖学金计划的拟议模型。