Research Accelerator Program: A Strategic Initiative to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Collaboration That Advances Translational Research

Melissa A. Briody; Miriam R. Rafferty; Meghan Fahey; James A. Sliwa; Richard L. Lieber

doi:10.1097/PHM.0000000000002339

Research Accelerator Program: A Strategic Initiative to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Collaboration That Advances Translational Research

Melissa A. Briody, Miriam R. Rafferty, Meghan Fahey, James A. Sliwa, Richard L. Lieber^*

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Developing a culture of innovative thinking and one that emphasizes clinician-researcher interaction is critical for the future of rehabilitation. We designed and implemented a strategy to build a culture of interdisciplinary communication and collaboration that facilitates translational research across several disciplines in our inpatient rehabilitation hospital. We colocated clinicians and researchers in workspaces within a new hospital and created the Research Accelerator Program - a collection of team-focused initiatives that promote communication and collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and other staff. The purpose of this article is to disseminate this strategy, which has increased staff participation in research activities and increased scientific productivity of interdisciplinary research teams over the past 8 yrs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	66-73
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume	103
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002339
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

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The authors declare salary from their organizations (see affiliations). RL reports travel support by the organization identified in the article, as well as being a scientific advisory board member of SpineX, Inc, and a Scientific Advisor of the KITE Research Institute of UHN, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and has received in kind donations by Celgene, Inc, and Allergan, with no other relevant conflicts of interest. Work reported in this publication was supported, in part, for MB by philanthropy for the Research Accelerator Program and for RL by Research Career Scientist Award (number IK6 RX003351) from the US Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation R&D (Rehab RD) Service. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the organizations.

Keywords

Clinician-Researcher Communication
Interdisciplinary Communication
Translational Medicine
Translational Research

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Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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