McGraw J Reed, Amro Chris, Niu Ellen F, Honig Stephanie E, Broach Robyn B, Fischer John P, Kovach Stephen J, Azoury Saïd C
From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 May 17;11(5):e4996. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004996. eCollection 2023 May.
This study aimed to analyze the association between completion of research training and career success in American plastic surgery faculty to aid trainees in their decisions to perform research fellowships.
A cross-sectional analysis of attending academic plastic surgeons in the United States was conducted. Outcomes were compared between faculty who completed research training (research fellowship, PhD, or MPH) and those who did not. Outcomes included promotion to full professor and/or department chair, h-index, and attainment of National Institutes of Health funding. Outcomes were analyzed using chi-squared tests, tests, and multivariable regressions.
A total of 949 plastic surgery faculty members were included, and of those, 185 (19.5%) completed dedicated research training, including 13.7% (n = 130) who completed a research fellowship. Surgeons who completed dedicated research training were significantly more likely to achieve full professorship (31.4% versus 24.1%, = 0.01), obtain National Institutes of Health funding (18.4% versus 6.5%, < 0.001), and have a higher mean h-index (15.6 versus 11.6, < 0.001). Dedicated research fellowships were independently predictive of achieving full professorship (OR = 2.12, = 0.002), increased h-index (β = 4.86, < 0.001), and attainment of National Institutes of Health funding (OR = 5.06, = 0.01). Completion of dedicated research training did not predict an increased likelihood of becoming department chair.
The performance of dedicated research training was predictive of improved markers of career success in plastic surgery and should be considered beneficial in both the short and long term.
本研究旨在分析美国整形外科教员完成研究培训与职业成功之间的关联，以帮助学员决定是否参加研究奖学金项目。
对美国在职学术整形外科医生进行横断面分析。比较完成研究培训（研究奖学金、博士学位或公共卫生硕士学位）的教员与未完成研究培训的教员的结果。结果包括晋升为正教授和/或系主任、h指数以及获得美国国立卫生研究院的资助。使用卡方检验、t检验和多变量回归分析结果。
共纳入949名整形外科教员，其中185名（19.5%）完成了专门的研究培训，包括13.7%（n = 130）完成了研究奖学金项目。完成专门研究培训的外科医生更有可能获得正教授职位（31.4%对24.1%，P = 0.01）、获得美国国立卫生研究院的资助（18.4%对6.5%，P < 0.001），并且平均h指数更高（15.6对11.6，P < 0.001）。专门的研究奖学金项目独立预测了获得正教授职位（OR = 2.12，P = 0.002）、h指数增加（β = 4.86，P < 0.001）以及获得美国国立卫生研究院的资助（OR = 5.06，P = 0.01）。完成专门的研究培训并不能预测成为系主任的可能性增加。
进行专门的研究培训可预测整形外科职业成功的指标改善，应被视为在短期和长期都有益。
