American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics News

Research-Engaged Physicians in the United States

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:15:40 GMT

What % of physicians in the US are engaged in research, what would you guess, 30%, 20%, 15%?

That number is 15%, according to Alyssa Browne at AAMC in JAMA Network Open

who surveyed close to 6,000 US physicians in 2022. But furthermore, of this 15%, the vast majority spent less than 10% of their week on research. Only 2.9% of physicians in total spent more than 5-6 hours a week on research activities and <1% spent more than 20-30 hours a week on research.

Does that surprise you? Maybe it shouldn’t.

Would creating communities and forums for physicians who want to be engaged in research make a difference? To support them through the scientific, financial, and administrative challenges they face, and to foster the broader collaborations that bring forth new treatments for patients?

Meet ASENT's New President: Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:21:25 GMT

Dr. Ludy Shih received her MD from the University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles and completed her internship, neurology residency, and movement disorders fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and completed a master’s in clinical investigation through the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Clinical Investigator Training Program. She has been an active clinical investigator in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor throughout her career. In addition, she worked at Biogen and Vertex Pharmaceuticals in early stage clinical development, designing studies for Parkinson's disease and genetic movement disorders. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Neurological Association, and serves as Associate Editor at Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. She has been as a member of ASENT since 2017 and has served as a member as well as co-chair of the Scientific Program Committee.

Register today for Navigating Career Transitions in Neurotherapeutics

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:43:27 GMT

ASENT leadership invites you to attend, "Navigating Career Transitions in Neurotherapeutics" a FREE Virtual Networking Event where we speak with members who have made recent career transitions between Academia, Government, and Industry. Connect with these and other leaders in neurology and neuroscience to gain clarity or share your wisdom on these career transitions.

Join in a short moderated discussion with our guest speakers (see bios below) followed by Q&A and networking.