Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2023 Jul;175:e288-e295. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.074. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
To examine current neurosurgical oncology leadership trends and provide a guide for those interested in obtaining fellowship directorship, we investigated fellowship director (FD) demographic, educational, and leadership characteristics.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Academic Fellowship Directory and Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training websites were reviewed for current U.S. program FDs for which data were collected using online resources and surveys.
In total, 23 FDs (20 male and 3 female) were represented whose mean age was 52.4 years (standard deviation = 8.7). Our analysis found 65% of current neurosurgical oncology FDs to be singularly trained in neurosurgical oncology, with 8.7% possessing multiple fellowships and 34.8% possessing additional degrees. Fellowship programs producing the most FDs were University of Texas MD Anderson (4), Memorial Sloan Kettering (3), and University of Miami (2). FDs possessed an average of 148 publications, 6423 citations, and an h-index of 33.9. H-index had a high-positive correlation with age and time from residency graduation but not duration of FD appointment. Among survey respondents, 91.7% reported membership and 75% reported leadership positions among national academic societies, whereas 66.7% reported holding journal-editorial positions. The mean age of FD appointment was 46.8 years, with a mean time from fellowship completion to FD appointment of 10.0 years.
Through the characterization of current leaders in the field, we provide valuable information with regards to training location trends, research productivity goals, career timelines, and target journal/national academic society involvement worth consideration among young trainees when making career decisions and plans.
为了研究神经外科肿瘤学领域的当前领导趋势，并为有志于获得奖学金主任职位的人提供指导，我们调查了奖学金主任（FD）的人口统计学、教育和领导特征。
通过查阅美国神经外科学会学术奖学金目录和高级专科培训委员会网站，收集了目前美国项目 FD 的数据，这些数据是通过在线资源和调查收集的。
共有 23 名 FD（20 名男性和 3 名女性）代表，他们的平均年龄为 52.4 岁（标准差=8.7）。我们的分析发现，目前有 65%的神经外科肿瘤学 FD 是单一接受神经外科肿瘤学培训的，8.7%的人拥有多个奖学金，34.8%的人拥有额外的学位。培养 FD 最多的项目是德克萨斯大学 MD 安德森分校（4 个）、纪念斯隆凯特琳癌症中心（3 个）和迈阿密大学（2 个）。FD 平均发表了 148 篇论文，获得了 6423 次引用，h 指数为 33.9。h 指数与年龄和从住院医师毕业的时间呈高度正相关，但与 FD 任命的时间无关。在调查受访者中，91.7%的人报告了在全国学术协会中的成员资格，75%的人报告了领导职位，而 66.7%的人报告了担任期刊编辑职位。FD 任命的平均年龄为 46.8 岁，从奖学金完成到 FD 任命的平均时间为 10.0 年。
通过对该领域当前领导者的特征描述，我们提供了有关培训地点趋势、研究生产力目标、职业时间表以及年轻受训者在制定职业决策和计划时值得考虑的目标期刊/全国学术协会参与的有价值信息。
