The RCCM 2009 Survey: Mapping Doctoral and Postdoctoral CAM Research in the United Kingdom.

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM
Nicola Robinson, George T Lewith

Abstract

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is widely available in the UK and used frequently by the public, but there is little high quality research to sustain its continued use and potential integration into the NHS. There is, therefore, a need to develop rigorous research in this area. One essential way forward is to train and develop more CAM researchers so that we can enhance academic capacity and provide the evidence upon which to base strategic healthcare decisions. This UK survey identified 80 research active postgraduates registered for MPhils/PhDs in 21 universities and were either current students or had completed their postgraduate degree during the recent UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2001-2008. The single largest postgraduate degree funder was the university where the students registered (26/80). Thirty-two projects involved randomized controlled trials and 33 used qualitative research methods. The UK RAE also indicates a significant growth of postdoctoral and tenured research activity over this period (in 2001 there were three full time equivalents; in 2008 there were 15.5) with a considerable improvement in research quality. This mapping exercise suggests that considerable effort is currently being inv...Continue Reading

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Oct 2, 2012·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine : Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy·Emmeline EdwardsKristen Huntley
Jan 1, 2012·Forschende Komplementärmedizin = Research in Complementary Medicine·Johanna HökTorkel Falkenberg
Mar 29, 2012·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM·Chiung-Hsiang ChengFang-Chia Chang

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