Early-career academic cardiologists, who many believe are an important component of the future of cardiovascular care, face myriad challenges. The Early Career Section Academic Working Group of the American College of Cardiology, with senior leadership support, assessed the progress of this cohort from 2013 to 2016 with a global perspective. Data consisted of accessing National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute public information, data from the American Heart Association and international organizations, and a membership-wide survey. Although the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute increased funding of career development grants, only a small number of early-career American College of Cardiology members have benefited as funding of the entire cohort has decreased. Personal motivation, institutional support, and collaborators continued to be positive influential factors. Surprisingly, mentoring ceased to correlate positively with obtaining external grants. The totality of findings suggests that the status of early-career academic cardiologists remains challenging; therefore, the authors recommend a set of attainable solutions.

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早期职业心脏病学现状

许多人认为，职业早期的学术心脏病学家是未来心血管护理的重要组成部分，他们面临着无数挑战。美国心脏病学会早期职业部学术工作组在高层领导的支持下，以全球视角评估了该队列从 2013 年到 2016 年的进展。数据包括访问国家心肺血液研究所的公共信息、来自美国心脏协会和国际组织的数据以及会员范围的调查。尽管国家心肺血液研究所增加了对职业发展赠款的资助，但由于整个队列的资助减少，只有少数早期职业美国心脏病学会会员受益。个人动机、制度支持、和合作者继续是积极的影响因素。令人惊讶的是，指导与获得外部资助不再呈正相关。总体调查结果表明，早期职业学术心脏病专家的地位仍然具有挑战性；因此，作者推荐了一组可实现的解决方案。