Reddy Narainsai K, Applebaum Sarah A, Gosain Arun K
Texas A&M Health Science Center, Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Houston, TX.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Lurie Children's Hospital.
J Craniofac Surg. 2023;34(1):103-108. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008916. Epub 2022 Aug 15.
This study explored the impact of dedicated research year(s) on long-term research productivity and career choices of plastic surgeons as academicians.
Scopus and Web of Science were accessed in September 2020 to collate publications and H indexes of alumni who graduated from integrated plastic surgery residency programs from 2011 to 2020. Public profiles were utilized to determine academic status. Corresponding data were grouped by residency program type (traditional programs without required research, programs with one required research year, and a single program with variable research years). Unpaired t tests and 1-way analysis of variance were conducted to compare average H indexes and publication counts of alumni from each group. χ 2 tests analyzed differences in academic statuses.
Alumni who completed one required research year published significantly more with a higher H index compared with those from traditional programs. Similar results were found among alumni who completed 2 research years compared with 0 or 1 year within a single program. Residents who completed one required research year were more likely to hold dual academic and nonacademic positions after graduation compared with their traditional counterparts. However, there was no statistical difference in academic status observed for surgeons who graduated from the program with variable research years.
Participating in research year(s) during residency is predictive of ongoing academic productivity of surgeons within the first 10 years of completion of residency. This becomes important for training craniofacial surgeons, the majority of whom practice in academic settings.
本研究探讨了专门的研究年对整形外科医生作为学者的长期研究生产力和职业选择的影响。
2020年9月访问了Scopus和Web of Science，以整理2011年至2020年从综合整形外科住院医师培训项目毕业的校友的出版物和H指数。利用公开资料确定学术地位。相应数据按住院医师培训项目类型分组（无必修研究的传统项目、有一个必修研究年的项目以及一个研究年数可变的单一项目）。进行非配对t检验和单因素方差分析，以比较各组校友的平均H指数和出版物数量。χ2检验分析学术地位的差异。
与传统项目的校友相比，完成一个必修研究年的校友发表的文章显著更多，H指数更高。在一个单一项目中完成2个研究年的校友与完成0年或1年的校友相比，也发现了类似的结果。与传统项目的住院医师相比，完成一个必修研究年的住院医师毕业后更有可能同时担任学术和非学术职位。然而，从研究年数可变的项目毕业的外科医生在学术地位上没有观察到统计学差异。
在住院医师培训期间参与研究年可预测外科医生在完成住院医师培训后的前10年内的持续学术生产力。这对于培训颅面外科医生很重要，因为他们中的大多数在学术环境中执业。
