Department of Radiation Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada.
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.
Curr Oncol. 2020 Nov 30;28(1):4-12. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28010003.
(1) Background: Research productivity is a mandatory component of Canadian radiation oncology (RO) resident training. To our knowledge, Canadian RO resident research publication productivity has not previously been analysed. (2) Methods: We compiled a 12-year database of RO residents in Canadian training programs who completed residency between June 2005 and June 2016. Resident names and dates of training were abstracted from provincial databases and department websites and were used to abstract data from PubMed, including training program, publication year, journal, type of research, topic and authorship position. Residents were divided into four time periods and the linear trend test evaluated publication rates over time. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify authorship predictors. (3) Results: 227 RO residents representing 363 publications were identified. The majority were first-author publications (56%) and original research (77%). Overall, 82% of first-author, and 80% of any-author articles were published in resident year 4 or higher. Mean number of publications for first-author and any-author positions increased significantly over time ( = 0.016 and = 0.039, respectively). After adjusting for gender and time period, large institutions (> 3 residents per year) trended toward associations with more first-author publications (odds ratio (OR): 2.44; = 0.066) and more any-author publications (OR: 2.49; = 0.052). No significant differences were observed by gender. (4) Conclusions: Canadian RO resident publication productivity nearly doubled over a 12-year period. The majority of publications are released in the last 2 years of residency, and larger residency programs may be associated with more publications. These findings serve as a baseline as programs transition to Competency Based Medical Education (CBME).
(1) 背景：研究成果是加拿大放射肿瘤学（RO）住院医师培训的强制性组成部分。据我们所知，以前尚未分析过加拿大 RO 住院医师的研究出版物的生产能力。(2) 方法：我们编制了一个由 2005 年 6 月至 2016 年 6 月期间在加拿大培训计划中完成住院医师培训的 RO 住院医师的 12 年数据库。从省级数据库和系网站中提取住院医师的姓名和培训日期，并用于从 PubMed 中提取数据，包括培训计划、发表年份、期刊、研究类型、主题和作者身份。住院医师分为四个时间段，线性趋势检验评估了随时间的发表率。进行单变量和多变量逻辑回归分析以确定作者身份的预测因素。(3) 结果：确定了 227 名 RO 住院医师，代表 363 篇出版物。大多数是第一作者出版物（56％）和原始研究（77％）。总体而言，82％的第一作者和 80％的任何作者文章都是在住院医师年 4 年或更高时发表的。第一作者和任何作者职位的平均出版物数量随着时间的推移显著增加（分别为 = 0.016 和 = 0.039）。调整性别和时间段后，规模较大的机构（每年> 3 名住院医师）趋向于与更多的第一作者出版物（优势比（OR）：2.44； = 0.066）和更多的任何作者出版物（OR：2.49； = 0.052）相关。性别之间没有观察到显着差异。(4) 结论：在 12 年期间，加拿大 RO 住院医师的出版生产力几乎翻了一番。大多数出版物是在住院医师培训的最后 2 年发布的，规模较大的住院医师培训计划可能与更多的出版物相关。这些发现为计划过渡到基于能力的医学教育（CBME）提供了基准。
