From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Purich); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Miles); the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Kung); the Clinical Islet Transplant Program, Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Department of Surgery, Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alta. (Shapiro); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Bigam)
From the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Verhoeff); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Purich); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Miles); the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Kung); the Clinical Islet Transplant Program, Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Department of Surgery, Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Edmonton, Alta. (Shapiro); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Bigam).
Can J Surg. 2023 Feb 22;66(1):E88-E92. doi: 10.1503/cjs.020721. Print 2023 Jan-Feb.
The proportion of general surgeons with graduate degrees in Canada is increasing. We sought to evaluate the types of graduate degree held by surgeons in Canada, and whether differences in publication capacity exist. We evaluated all general surgeons working at English-speaking Canadian academic hospitals to determine the types of degrees achieved, changes over time and research output associated with each degree. We identified 357 surgeons, of whom 163 (45.7 %) had master's degrees and 49 (13.7 %) had PhDs. Achievement of graduate degrees increased over time, with more surgeons earning master's degrees in public health (MPH), clinical epidemiology and education (MEd), and fewer master's degrees in science (MSc) or PhDs. Most publication metrics were similar by degree type, but surgeons with PhDs published more basic science research than those with clinical epidemiology, MEd or MPH degrees (2.0 v. 0.0, < 0.05); surgeons with clinical epidemiology degrees published more first-author articles than surgeons with MSc degrees (2.0 v. 0.0, = 0.007). An increasing number of general surgeons hold graduate degrees, with fewer pursuing MSc and PhD degrees, and more holding MPH or clinical epidemiology degrees. Research productivity is similar for all groups. Support to pursue diverse graduate degrees could enable a greater breadth of research.
加拿大普通外科医生中拥有研究生学位的比例正在增加。我们旨在评估加拿大外科医生所拥有的研究生学位类型，以及是否存在发表能力的差异。我们评估了所有在加拿大英语授课的学术医院工作的普通外科医生，以确定他们所获得的学位类型、随时间的变化以及与每个学位相关的研究成果。我们确定了 357 名外科医生，其中 163 名（45.7%）拥有硕士学位，49 名（13.7%）拥有博士学位。随着时间的推移，获得研究生学位的人数有所增加，拥有公共卫生（MPH）、临床流行病学和教育（MEd）硕士学位的外科医生越来越多，而拥有科学（MSc）或博士学位的外科医生越来越少。大多数出版指标按学位类型相似，但拥有博士学位的外科医生发表的基础科学研究多于拥有临床流行病学、MEd 或 MPH 学位的外科医生（2.0 比 0.0，<0.05）；拥有临床流行病学学位的外科医生发表的第一作者文章多于拥有 MSc 学位的外科医生（2.0 比 0.0，=0.007）。越来越多的普通外科医生拥有研究生学位，攻读 MSc 和博士学位的人越来越少，而攻读 MPH 或临床流行病学学位的人越来越多。所有群体的研究生产力相似。支持攻读各种研究生学位可以使研究领域更加广泛。
