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Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study.

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Isom, CA; Bisgaard, EK; Campbell, KM; Courtney, C; Erickson, C; Faber, DA; Gauger, PG; Greenberg, JA; Kassam, A-F; Mullen, JT; Phares, A ...
Published in: J Surg Educ
2020

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pursuit of an advanced degree during dedicated research time (DRT) in a general surgery residency training program impacts a resident's research productivity. DESIGN: A retrospective, multi-institutional cohort study. SETTING: General surgery residency programs that were approved to graduate more than 5 categorical residents per year and that offered at least 1 year of DRT were contacted for participation in the study. A total of 10 general surgery residency programs agreed to participate in the study. PARTICIPANTS: Residents who started their residency between 2000 and 2012 and spent at least one full year in DRT (n = 511) were included. Those who completed an advanced degree were compared on the following parameters to those who did not complete one: total number of papers, first-author papers, the Journal Citation Reports impact factors of publication (2018, or most recent), and first position after residency or fellowship training. RESULTS: During DRT, 87 (17%) residents obtained an advanced degree. The most common degree obtained was a Master of Public Health (MPH, n = 42 (48.8%)). Residents who did not obtain an advanced degree during DRT published fewer papers (median 8, [interquartile range 4-12]) than those who obtained a degree (9, [6-17]) (p = 0.002). They also published fewer first author papers (3, [2-6]) vs (5, [2-9]) (p = 0.002) than those who obtained a degree. Resident impact factor (RIF) was calculated using Journal Citation Reports impact factor and author position. Those who did not earn an advanced degree had a lower RIF (adjusted RIF, 84 ± 4 vs 134 ± 5, p < 0.001) compared to those who did. There was no association between obtaining a degree and pursuit of academic surgery (p = 0.13) CONCLUSIONS: Pursuit of an advanced degree during DRT is associated with increased research productivity but is not associated with pursuit of an academic career.

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J Surg Educ

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EISSN

1878-7452

Publication Date

2020

Volume

77

Issue

6

Start / End Page

e34 / e38

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • General Surgery
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Efficiency
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Cohort Studies
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
 

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Isom, C. A., Bisgaard, E. K., Campbell, K. M., Courtney, C., Erickson, C., Faber, D. A., … Terhune, K. P. (2020). Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. J Surg Educ, 77(6), e34–e38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.008
Isom, Chelsea A., Erika Kristen Bisgaard, Kendrick M. Campbell, Cathleen Courtney, Caroline Erickson, David A. Faber, Paul G. Gauger, et al. “Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study.J Surg Educ 77, no. 6 (2020): e34–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.008.
Isom CA, Bisgaard EK, Campbell KM, Courtney C, Erickson C, Faber DA, et al. Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. J Surg Educ. 2020;77(6):e34–8.
Isom, Chelsea A., et al. “Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study.J Surg Educ, vol. 77, no. 6, 2020, pp. e34–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.008.
Isom CA, Bisgaard EK, Campbell KM, Courtney C, Erickson C, Faber DA, Gauger PG, Greenberg JA, Kassam A-F, Mullen JT, Phares A, Quillin RC, Salcedo ES, Schaffer AJ, Scaria D, Stahl CC, Wise PE, Kauffmann RM, Chen X, Smith JJ, Terhune KP. Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. J Surg Educ. 2020;77(6):e34–e38.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Surg Educ

DOI

EISSN

1878-7452

Publication Date

2020

Volume

77

Issue

6

Start / End Page

e34 / e38

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • General Surgery
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Efficiency
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Cohort Studies
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy