McGlone Katie L, Ngaage Ledibabari M, Steinberg Jordan P, Lifchez Scott D, Slezak Sheri, Rasko Yvonne M
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Apr 1;86(4):371-375. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002502.
Plastic surgery subspecialty fellowships are highly competitive. Academic productivity is an objective metric that can be used to compare candidates. This study aims to evaluate intersubspecialty differences in academic profiles of plastic surgery fellows.
We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the plastic surgery fellows in the United States from 2015 to 2019. We used the San Francisco Match website and individual program websites to obtain details of fellowship programs (microsurgery, aesthetic, hand, and craniofacial) and plastic surgery fellows. Bibliometric data at the time of fellowship application were obtained for each fellow.
A total of 235 fellows were included. There was a significant difference in the median number of publications (P = 0.0067) and h-index (P = 0.0229) across subspecialties. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that dedicated research time was predictive for a high publication count (odds ratio [OR], 3.59; P = 0.0007) and h-index (OR, 4.88; P < 0.0001) at the time of fellowship application. Although international residency and aesthetic fellowship application were predictive of a reduced number of publications (OR, 0.17; P < 0.0001, and OR, 0.43; P = 0.0190, respectively), H-index was increased by possession of an advanced degree (OR, 2.00; P = 0.0291) and decreased with international residency (OR, 0.26, P = 0.0021).
All plastic surgery fellows have highly qualified academic profiles at the time of fellowship application. Academic productivity differs between subspecialty fellowships. Those wishing to match into competitive subspecialties should consider taking dedicated time for research or attaining an advanced degree.
整形外科亚专业奖学金竞争激烈。学术产出是一种可用于比较候选人的客观指标。本研究旨在评估整形外科住院医师学术概况的亚专业差异。
我们对2015年至2019年美国的整形外科住院医师进行了横断面分析。我们使用旧金山匹配网站和各个项目网站获取奖学金项目（显微外科、美容、手部和颅面外科）及整形外科住院医师的详细信息。为每位住院医师获取了申请奖学金时的文献计量数据。
共纳入235名住院医师。各亚专业之间的出版物中位数数量（P = 0.0067）和h指数（P = 0.0229）存在显著差异。多变量分析表明，在申请奖学金时，专门的研究时间可预测高出版物数量（优势比[OR]，3.59；P = 0.0007）和h指数（OR，4.88；P < 0.0001）。虽然国际住院医师经历和美容奖学金申请可预测出版物数量减少（分别为OR，0.17；P < 0.0001和OR，0.43；P = 0.0190），但拥有高级学位可提高h指数（OR，2.00；P = 0.0291），而国际住院医师经历则会降低h指数（OR，0.26，P = 0.0021）。
所有整形外科住院医师在申请奖学金时都具有高素质的学术概况。各亚专业奖学金之间的学术产出有所不同。那些希望匹配到竞争激烈的亚专业的人应考虑抽出专门时间进行研究或获得高级学位。
