Alsoof Daniel, Balmaceno-Criss Mariah, Kovoor Matthew, Casey Jack, Johnson Keir, McDonald Christopher L, Diebo Bassel G, Kuris Eren O, Daniels Alan H
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2022 Oct 12;14(4):38655. doi: 10.52965/001c.38655. eCollection 2022.
Academic surgeons are invaluable for scientific advancement and training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons.
This study aimed to describe a cohort of academic orthopedic surgeons currently in practice with common academic metrics.
ACGME-accredited orthopedic surgery programs with a university affiliation were identified. The primary independent variable in this study was formal research training as defined by a research fellowship or attainment of a PhD. Outcomes included academic rank, h-index attained, number of publications, and funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
1641 orthopedic surgeons were identified across 73 programs. 116 surgeons (7.07%) received formal academic research training. The academic training group and non-academic training group had a similar completion rate of clinical fellowship programs (93.97% vs 93.77%, p=0.933), attainment of other advanced degrees (10.34% vs 8.46%, p=0.485), and years since completion of training (17.49-years vs 16.28-years, p=0.284). Surgeons completing academic research training had a significantly higher h-index (18.46 vs 10.88, p<0.001), higher publication number (67.98 vs 37.80, p<0.001), and more likely to be NIH funded (16.38% vs 3.15%, p<0.001). Surgeons completing academic training were more likely to be associate professors (34.48% vs 25.77%), professors (25.00% vs 22.82%), and endowed professors (10.34% vs 2.43%) (p<0.001). On regression analysis, formalized research training was independently associated with h-index and NIH funding (p<0.001 for both).
Formalized research training, either as a research fellowship or PhD, is associated with an increased h-index and likelihood of NIH funding, although this association was not found for academic rank after adjusted regression analysis.
学术型外科医生对于科学进步以及培养下一代骨科医生而言至关重要。
本研究旨在描述一组目前正在执业的学术型骨科医生，并分析其常见的学术指标。
确定了隶属于大学的美国研究生医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）认可的骨科手术项目。本研究的主要自变量是由研究奖学金或获得博士学位所定义的正规研究培训。结果包括学术职称、获得的h指数、发表论文数量以及美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的资助情况。
在73个项目中识别出1641名骨科医生。116名外科医生（7.07%）接受了正规的学术研究培训。学术培训组和非学术培训组在临床 fellowship 项目的完成率（93.97%对93.77%，p = 0.933）、获得其他高级学位的比例（10.34%对8.46%，p = 0.485）以及培训完成后的年限（17.49年对16.28年，p = 0.284）方面相似。完成学术研究培训的外科医生的h指数显著更高（18.46对10.88，p < 0.001），发表论文数量更多（67.98对37.80，p < 0.001），并且更有可能获得NIH资助（16.38%对3.15%，p < 0.001）。完成学术培训的外科医生更有可能成为副教授（34.48%对25.77%）、教授（25.00%对22.82%）和特聘教授（10.34%对2.43%）（p < 0.001）。回归分析显示，正规的研究培训与h指数和NIH资助独立相关（两者p均< 0.001）。
正规的研究培训，无论是通过研究奖学金还是博士学位，都与h指数的增加和获得NIH资助的可能性相关，尽管在调整回归分析后未发现与学术职称存在这种关联。
