The NIH is the major federal biomedical research funding agency in the US, and NIH funding is a priority in institutional decisions on faculty recruitment, salary, promotion, and tenure. The assumption is that well-funded investigators will maintain funding success; however, this analysis of NIH awardees from 2000 to 2015 suggests that regardless of funding level, research portfolios exhibit "regression to the mean," matching the typical NIH funding profile within 10–15 years. Past funding outperformance isn't a strong predictor of future outperformance. Faculty performance shouldn't be judged solely on grant success but should also include clinical care, education, and community/professional service.
Publisher
Palgrave Communications
Published On
Mar 27, 2020
Authors
Joni M. Prasad, Michael T. Shipley, Terry B. Rogers, Adam C. Puche
Tags
NIH funding
biomedical research
funding success
research performance
faculty evaluation
clinical care
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