Analysis of academic publishing output among 1634 successful applicants in the 2011-2018 neurosurgery residency match.

Humans Internship and Residency Male Neurosurgery / education Neurosurgical Procedures Publishing Retrospective Studies United States
Match Neurosurgery Publication Residency

Journal

Journal of the neurological sciences
ISSN: 1878-5883
Titre abrégé: J Neurol Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0375403

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 01 2021
Historique:
received: 07 05 2020
revised: 30 09 2020
accepted: 06 10 2020
pubmed: 24 11 2020
medline: 15 5 2021
entrez: 23 11 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Research productivity is a key criterion for applicant selection reported by residency program directors. Research volume reported on neurosurgery residency applications has risen steadily over the past decade. Perform retrospective bibliographic searches of successful applicants who matched into U.S. neurosurgery residency programs from 2011 to 2018, and assess the relationship between academic publishing and residency placement. Gender, MD/PhD status, U.S. News research ranking of medical school, and international medical graduate status (IMG) were determined for 1634 successful applicants from 2011 to 2018. Indexed publications before and after the start of residency were tabulated by Scopus®. Publication counts were stratified by first author, basic/clinical science, case reports, reviews, or other research. We then compared publishing trends across demographic variables and match cohorts. Average pre-residency publications increased from 2.6 [1.7, 3.4] in 2011 to 6.5 [5.1, 7.9] in 2018. Men, PhD-holders, Top 20 and Top 40 U.S. medical school graduates, and IMGs had higher pre-residency publication counts overall. After stratifying by match cohort, however, there was no significant effect of gender on pre-residency publications. Applicants matching into residency programs with highly ranked affiliated hospitals had significantly higher pre-residency publications. Publishing volume of successful neurosurgery applicants in the U.S. has risen recently and is associated with the stature of matched residency programs. Given the gap between verifiable and claimed research on residency applications, attention is needed to objectively evaluate research credentials in the selection process. The impending phase out of USMLE step 1 scores may increase emphasis on academic productivity.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Research productivity is a key criterion for applicant selection reported by residency program directors. Research volume reported on neurosurgery residency applications has risen steadily over the past decade.
OBJECTIVE
Perform retrospective bibliographic searches of successful applicants who matched into U.S. neurosurgery residency programs from 2011 to 2018, and assess the relationship between academic publishing and residency placement.
METHODS
Gender, MD/PhD status, U.S. News research ranking of medical school, and international medical graduate status (IMG) were determined for 1634 successful applicants from 2011 to 2018. Indexed publications before and after the start of residency were tabulated by Scopus®. Publication counts were stratified by first author, basic/clinical science, case reports, reviews, or other research. We then compared publishing trends across demographic variables and match cohorts.
RESULTS
Average pre-residency publications increased from 2.6 [1.7, 3.4] in 2011 to 6.5 [5.1, 7.9] in 2018. Men, PhD-holders, Top 20 and Top 40 U.S. medical school graduates, and IMGs had higher pre-residency publication counts overall. After stratifying by match cohort, however, there was no significant effect of gender on pre-residency publications. Applicants matching into residency programs with highly ranked affiliated hospitals had significantly higher pre-residency publications.
CONCLUSION
Publishing volume of successful neurosurgery applicants in the U.S. has risen recently and is associated with the stature of matched residency programs. Given the gap between verifiable and claimed research on residency applications, attention is needed to objectively evaluate research credentials in the selection process. The impending phase out of USMLE step 1 scores may increase emphasis on academic productivity.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117186 PMID: 33223149
pubmed: 33223149
pii: S0022-510X(20)30522-0
doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117186
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

117186

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Auteurs

John P Sheppard (JP)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Carlito Lagman (C)

Department of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Thien Nguyen (T)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Hana Yokoi (H)

Department of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Stacy H Jeong (SH)

Department of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Peter Luong (P)

Department of Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Cheng Hao Jacky Chen (CHJ)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Vera Ong (V)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Alexis French (A)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Alyssa M Franks (AM)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Isabelle Kwan (I)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Mahlet Mekonnen (M)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Edwin Ng (E)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Audree Evans (A)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Komal Preet (K)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Methma Udawatta (M)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Isaac Yang (I)

Departments of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Departments of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Departments of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: iyang@mednet.ucla.edu.

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