PROMOTION OF CLINICAL RADIOLOGY RESEARCH IN OUR TEACHING HOSPITALS: VIEWPOINT FROM PAKISTAN

Abstract

Today, evidence based medicine is the standard for clinical practice in radiology.1,2 This evidence is retrieved from research studies and scientific medical literature – signifying the importance of research in clinical radiology. Akhtar W. et al reported low productivity of research among radiologists in Pakistan both in quantity and quality.3 This may be secondary to lack of enough funding, training skills, and facilities in teaching hospitals.3,4 Although research production was reported to be low, current status of research promotion in our radiology departments is unknown. We primarily aimed to determine the current status of academic radiology in Pakistan.