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Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity— Executive Summary

Walter R Frontera, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Mass
Marcus J Fuhrer, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
Alan M Jette, PT, MPH, PhD, FAPTA, Boston University, Boston, Mass
Leighton Chan, MD, MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
Rory A Cooper, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
Pamela W Duncan, PT, PhD, FAPTA, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla
John D Kemp, JD, Powers, Pyles, Sutter, & Verville, PC, Washington, DC
Kenneth J Ottenbacher, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston, Galveston, Tex
P Hunter Peckham, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Elliot J Roth, MD, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
Denise G Tate, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich

(wfrontera{at}partners.org) Address all correspondence to: Walter R Frontera, MD, PhD, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 125 Nashua St, Boston, MA 02114

The general objective of the Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity was to advance and promote research in medical rehabilitation by making recommendations to expand research capacity. The 5 elements of research capacity that guided the discussions were: (1) researchers, (2) research environment, infrastructure, and culture, (3) funding, (4) partnerships, and (5) metrics. The [approximately] 100 participants included representatives of professional organizations, consumer groups, academic departments, researchers, governmental funding agencies, and the private sector. The small-group discussions and plenary sessions generated an array of problems, possible solutions, and recommended actions. A post-Summit, multi-organizational initiative is called to pursue the agendas outlined in this report.