Research projects in family medicine funded by the European Union

Authors

  • Ivančica Pavličević Department of Family Medicine University of Split School of Medicine Split,
  • Lana Barać Research Oce University of Split School of Medicine, Split,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.104

Keywords:

International projects, Project database, Family medicine, Cooperation

Abstract

Objective. This study aimed at synthesizing funding opportunities in the field of family medicine by determining the number of family medicine projects, as well as number of project leaderships and/or participations by each country. This was done in order to encourage inclusion of physicians in countries with underdeveloped research networks in successful research networks or to encourage them to form new ones. Methods. We searched the Community Research and Development Information Service project database in February 2013. Study covered the period from years 1992 – 2012, selecting the projects within the field of general/family medicine. The search was conducted in February 2013. Results. First search conducted in the CORDIS database came up with a total of 466 projects. After excluding 241 projects with insufficient data, we analyzed 225 remaining projects; out of those, 22 (9.8%) were in the field of family medicine and 203 (90.2%) were from other fields of medicine. Sorted by the number of projects per country, Dutch institutions had the highest involvement in family medicine projects and were partners or coordinators in 18 out of 22 selected projects (81.8%), followed by British institutions with 15 (68.8%), and Spanish with 10 projects (45.5%). Croatia was a partner in a single FP7 Health project. Conclusion. Research projects in family medicine funded by the European Union show significant differences between countries. Constant and high-quality international cooperation in family medicine is the prerequisite for improvement and development of scientific research and the profession.

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Published

2014-05-11

How to Cite

Pavličević, I., & Barać, L. (2014). Research projects in family medicine funded by the European Union. Acta Medica Academica, 43(1). https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.104

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