Do Plastic Surgery Programs with Integrated Residencies or Subspecialty Fellowships Have Increased Academic Productivity?
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
; 4(2): e614, 2016 Feb.
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UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different surgical training pathways on the academic performance of plastic surgical divisions. METHODS:
Eighty-two academic parameters for 338 plastic surgeons (PS), 1737 general surgeons (GS), and 1689 specialist surgeons (SS) from the top 55 National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded academic departments of surgery were examined using data gathered from websites, SCOPUS, and NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools.RESULTS:
The median size of a PS division was 7 faculty members. PS faculty had lower median publications (P)/citations (C) (ie, P/C) than GS and SS (PS 25/328, GS 35/607, and SS 40/713, P < 0.05). Publication and citation differences were observed at all ranks assistant professor (PS 11/101, GS 13/169, and SS 19/249), associate professor (PS 33/342, GS 40/691, and SS 44/780), and professor (PS 57/968, GS 97/2451, and SS 101/2376). PS had a lower percentage of faculty with current/former NIH funding (PS 13.5%, GS 22.8%, and SS 25.1%, P < 0.05). Academic productivity for PS faculty was improved in integrated programs. P/C for PS faculty from divisions with traditional 3-year fellowships was 19/153, integrated 6-year residency was 25/329, and both traditional and 6-year programs were 27/344, P < 0.05. Craniofacial and hand fellowships increased productivity within the integrated residency programs. P/C for programs with a craniofacial fellowship were 32/364 and for those that additionally had a hand fellowship were 45/536. PS faculty at divisions with integrated training programs also had a higher frequency of NIH funding.CONCLUSIONS:
PS divisions vary in degree of academic productivity. Dramatically improved scholarly output is observed with integrated residency training programs and advanced specialty fellowships.
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