Touhami Omar, De Guerke Lara, Teo Fortin Ly-Ann, Foo Justin, Provencher Diane, Samouelian Vanessa, Cormier Beatrice, Lau Susie, Salvador Shannon, Gotlieb Walter, Gilbert Lucy, Laframboise Stephane, Altman Alon D, Ghatage Prafull, Brar Harinder, Kwon Janice, Le Tien, Sebastianelli Alexandra, Fokom Domgue Joel, Plante Marie
Gynecologic Oncology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada.
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada.
Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2024 Sep 16;56:101512. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101512. eCollection 2024 Dec.
We assessed the global distribution and academic, administrative and research outcomes of international fellows (IFs) trained in Canadian gynecologic oncology (GO) programs.
A web-based survey was sent to IFs who completed GO training in Canada. Using the Web of science database, we identified the publication list, citation record and H-index of IFs and classified them according to their region of practice: high-income countries (HIC), middle income countries (MIC), and low-income countries (LIC).
From 1996 to 2020, 81 IFs from 23 countries were trained in English-speaking (62,9%) and French-speaking Canadian universities (37,1%). Most IFs came from HIC (87,6%) and none from LIC. Only 12 IFs (14,8%) are now practicing in Canada. Of the 55 IFs who completed the survey (response rate: 67,9%), the majority (58,2%) reported working in an academic hospital and 29,1% were holding an executive position in a national scholar organization. IFs participated in mentoring residents (96.4 %) and medical students (83,6%) and 36,3% initiated a GO fellowship program in their home country. 67,3% of IFs were involved in international research collaboration and 52,7% participated in international clinical trials. The mean number of publications (22,36 vs 7,75, p = 0.007), citations (369,15 vs 45,12 p = 0.0006) and H-Index (6,88 vs 2,37 p = 0.0001) were significantly higher among IFs working in HIC compared to those in MIC. Most IFs (98,2%) recommended their Canadian GO fellowship program to a colleague from their home country.
Most IFs trained in Canadian GO fellowship programs returned to their home countries and achieved important milestones in terms of academic, clinical and research accomplishments.
我们评估了在加拿大妇科肿瘤学（GO）项目中接受培训的国际学员（IFs）的全球分布情况以及学术、行政和研究成果。
向在加拿大完成GO培训的IFs发送了一项基于网络的调查。利用科学网数据库，我们确定了IFs的出版物列表、引用记录和H指数，并根据他们的执业地区进行分类：高收入国家（HIC）、中等收入国家（MIC）和低收入国家（LIC）。
1996年至2020年，来自23个国家的81名IFs在加拿大讲英语（62.9%）和讲法语（37.1%）的大学接受培训。大多数IFs来自高收入国家（87.6%），没有来自低收入国家的。目前只有12名IFs（14.8%）在加拿大执业。在完成调查的55名IFs中（回复率：67.9%），大多数（58.2%）报告在学术医院工作，29.1%在国家学者组织担任行政职务。IFs参与指导住院医师（96.4%）和医学生（83.6%），36.3%在其本国启动了GO奖学金项目。67.3%的IFs参与了国际研究合作，52.7%参与了国际临床试验。与中等收入国家的IFs相比，高收入国家的IFs的平均出版物数量（22.36对7.75，p = 0.007）、引用次数（369.15对45.12，p = 0.0006）和H指数（6.88对2.37，p = 0.0001）显著更高。大多数IFs（98.2%）向本国的同事推荐了他们在加拿大的GO奖学金项目。
在加拿大GO奖学金项目中接受培训的大多数IFs返回了本国，并在学术、临床和研究成就方面取得了重要的里程碑。
