TY - JOUR
T1 - An Evaluation of Research Publications for General Surgery Residents And its Influence on the Future Pursuit of Fellowship or Academic Career
AU - Fladie, Ian
AU - Wise, Audrey
AU - Carr, Marvin
AU - Johnson, Austin
AU - Kinder, Nicholas
AU - Jackson, Erin
AU - Shweikeh, Faris
AU - Hartwell, Micah
AU - Vassar, Matt
N1 - Funding Information:
Among the 31 residency programs included, 29.0% (9/31) were awarded with NIH grant funding (T32 or T35). On average, graduates of programs receiving grant funding (n = 149) had 1 more publication during residency (mean = 4.8, SD = 5.9) than program graduates (n = 256) without grant funding (M = 3.8, SD = 6.3), though not a statistically significant difference (t = -1.6, p = 0.11). Logistic regression showed a non-significant difference in the likelihood that attending an NIH-funded medical college would predicate a fellowship (OR: 1.16; [95% CI: 0.74-1.81]), when controlling for the number of publications during residency. Further grant funding information is found on OSF ( https://osf.io/sn2jp ).
Funding Information:
No financial or other sources of support were provided during the development of this protocol. Matt Vassar reports grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, and the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, all outside the present work. Dr. Hartwell reports receiving funding from the National Institute of Justice for work unrelated to the current subject. All other authors have nothing to report.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Association of Program Directors in Surgery
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Traditionally, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires residency programs to implement research and other scholarly activities into their training curriculum. Encouraging residents to publish during residency is believed to promote research throughout their careers; however, the rate of research outcomes among general surgery residents remains unknown. Our study aims to determine associated factors that influence publication rates before, during, and after general surgery residency. METHODS: This observational study employed a cross-sectional design. We examined whether research outcomes during general surgery residency was associated with academic advancement or continued research involvement after residency. We identified 321 general surgery residency programs on the Doximity website and randomly selected 50 to include in our sample. Of these programs, graduate rosters for 31 programs were located and subsequently included. Of the 405 residency graduates identified, we recorded the number of peer-reviewed publications, H-indices, fellowships, and whether the graduate pursued a career in private practice or academia. RESULTS: Among the 405 physicians analyzed, 3815 total publications were identified with a mean of 9.4 (SD 11.8) per person. The most reported study design was observational studies (46.5%; 1775/3815) and the least reported was systematic reviews/meta-analyses (1.4%; 52/3815). The number of publications before residency positively correlated with having a higher h-index (r = 0.4). We also found that physicians who completed a fellowship had more publications during residency (mean = 4.7, SD = 6.5) than those not pursuing a fellowship (mean = 1.5, SD = 2.7; t= -4.3. p ≤ 0.001). We observed a statistically significant increase in the likelihood a physician pursued a career in academic medicine if they pursued a fellowship (OR: 3.77, 95% CI: 2.0-7.2) and if they had published research as a primary author (OR 1.25, 95% CI: 1.0-1.5). CONCLUSION: Increased research productivity was associated with continued academic pursuits and an increased likelihood of pursuing fellowship training after residency.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Traditionally, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires residency programs to implement research and other scholarly activities into their training curriculum. Encouraging residents to publish during residency is believed to promote research throughout their careers; however, the rate of research outcomes among general surgery residents remains unknown. Our study aims to determine associated factors that influence publication rates before, during, and after general surgery residency. METHODS: This observational study employed a cross-sectional design. We examined whether research outcomes during general surgery residency was associated with academic advancement or continued research involvement after residency. We identified 321 general surgery residency programs on the Doximity website and randomly selected 50 to include in our sample. Of these programs, graduate rosters for 31 programs were located and subsequently included. Of the 405 residency graduates identified, we recorded the number of peer-reviewed publications, H-indices, fellowships, and whether the graduate pursued a career in private practice or academia. RESULTS: Among the 405 physicians analyzed, 3815 total publications were identified with a mean of 9.4 (SD 11.8) per person. The most reported study design was observational studies (46.5%; 1775/3815) and the least reported was systematic reviews/meta-analyses (1.4%; 52/3815). The number of publications before residency positively correlated with having a higher h-index (r = 0.4). We also found that physicians who completed a fellowship had more publications during residency (mean = 4.7, SD = 6.5) than those not pursuing a fellowship (mean = 1.5, SD = 2.7; t= -4.3. p ≤ 0.001). We observed a statistically significant increase in the likelihood a physician pursued a career in academic medicine if they pursued a fellowship (OR: 3.77, 95% CI: 2.0-7.2) and if they had published research as a primary author (OR 1.25, 95% CI: 1.0-1.5). CONCLUSION: Increased research productivity was associated with continued academic pursuits and an increased likelihood of pursuing fellowship training after residency.
KW - Academic
KW - Achievement
KW - Fellowship
KW - General surgery
KW - Publication trends
KW - Residents
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.10.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 36328936
AN - SCOPUS:85141332838
SN - 1931-7204
VL - 80
SP - 352
EP - 359
JO - Journal of Surgical Education
JF - Journal of Surgical Education
IS - 3
ER -