Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:374-379. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.035. Epub 2023 Jul 27.
Research is a vital component in the advancements of surgical sciences due to the reliance of treatment options on innovations and outcomes of patient care. This study aimed to identify research pathways, opportunities, and academic productivities of different general surgery residency programs in the United States.
A web-based review was conducted concerning accredited US general surgery residency programs. Each program's official website was assessed for the availability of research year, compulsory status, duration, type, structure, and location. The study also identified faculty supervision, research day, funding, output, and opportunities to obtain an advanced degree.
Data were collected from all 313 general surgery programs in the United States, out of which 127 (41%) offered a dedicated research year to their residents. The research year was deemed mandatory in 27 programs (8%) and optional in 100 programs (32%). Seventy-two programs (23%) offered to start the dedicated research year after postgraduate year 2 or postgraduate year 3. Twenty-two programs (7.02%) provided examples of resident publications and presentations. Resident research day was cited by 42 programs (13.41%). On campus research opportunity was mentioned by nine programs (2.8%), while the off campus chance was provided by 10 programs (3.19%). Furthermore, 36 programs (11.5%) demonstrated potential funding sources. Finally, 38 (12.14%) programs mentioned receiving advanced degrees after the research year.
Although dedicated research time is provided to trainees for some research programs, there is a lack of structure and the need to expand the available content and information regarding research opportunities for the various general surgery residency programs.
由于治疗方案依赖于创新和患者护理结果，因此研究是外科科学发展的重要组成部分。本研究旨在确定美国不同普通外科住院医师培训计划的研究途径、机会和学术生产力。
对美国认可的普通外科住院医师培训计划进行了基于网络的回顾。评估了每个计划的官方网站，以了解研究年、必修状态、持续时间、类型、结构和位置是否可用。该研究还确定了教师监督、研究日、资金、成果以及获得高级学位的机会。
从美国所有 313 个普通外科项目中收集了数据，其中 127 个（41%）为住院医师提供了专门的研究年。27 个项目（8%）认为研究年是必修的，100 个项目（32%）是选修的。72 个项目（23%）提供在研究生第二年或研究生第三年之后开始专门研究年的机会。22 个项目（7.02%）提供了住院医师出版物和演讲的示例。42 个项目（13.41%）提到了住院医师研究日。9 个项目（2.8%）提到了校内研究机会，而 10 个项目（3.19%）提供了校外机会。此外，36 个项目（11.5%）展示了潜在的资金来源。最后，38 个项目（12.14%）提到在研究年后获得高级学位。
尽管一些研究项目为受训者提供了专门的研究时间，但结构上仍存在不足，需要扩展各种普通外科住院医师培训计划的研究机会的可用内容和信息。
