Saamia Shaikh1, Juliet Emamaullee2, Geeta Lal3, Luz Rodriguez4, Marybeth Hughes5, Leah C Tatebe6. 1. Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine 3200 S University Drive Davie, FL, 33328, United States. Electronic address: Shaikh@mynsu.nova.edu. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1510 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, United States. Electronic address: Juliet.Emamaullee@med.usc.edu. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, 1500 John Colloton Pavilion, 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States. Electronic address: geeta-lal-2@uiowa.edu. 4. Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, 8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda, MD, 20889, United States. Electronic address: rodrigul@mail.nih.gov. 5. Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Avenue 6th Floor, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States. Electronic address: HughesMS@evms.edu. 6. Department of Trauma, Cook County Health, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States; Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1950 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States. Electronic address: Leah.Tatebe@cookcountyhhs.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Research Grant on academic productivity is unknown. METHODS: Grant applications were obtained from AWS archives. Applicant bibliometrics and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants were identified via public databases. RESULTS: Twenty-four recipients between 1996 and 2020 and 68 nonrecipients between 2012 and 2017 were identified. $596,700 was awarded over the 25 years. Twenty-five percent of recipients subsequently acquired NIH funding amounting to $6,611,927.00, an 885-1008% return on investment. Compared to nonrecipients, grant recipients produced a greater mean number of publications (50.6 versus 36.4; p = 0.05), had a higher h-index (15.92 versus 10.7; p = 0.01), and were cited in higher impact factor journals (6.32 versus 3.9; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, previous AWS Research Grant recipients were more likely to become more impactful surgeon-scientists, as indicated by a higher post-award rate of NIH funding, total number of publications, and h-index than nonrecipients.
BACKGROUND: The impact of the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Research Grant on academic productivity is unknown. METHODS: Grant applications were obtained from AWS archives. Applicant bibliometrics and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants were identified via public databases. RESULTS: Twenty-four recipients between 1996 and 2020 and 68 nonrecipients between 2012 and 2017 were identified. $596,700 was awarded over the 25 years. Twenty-five percent of recipients subsequently acquired NIH funding amounting to $6,611,927.00, an 885-1008% return on investment. Compared to nonrecipients, grant recipients produced a greater mean number of publications (50.6 versus 36.4; p = 0.05), had a higher h-index (15.92 versus 10.7; p = 0.01), and were cited in higher impact factor journals (6.32 versus 3.9; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, previous AWS Research Grant recipients were more likely to become more impactful surgeon-scientists, as indicated by a higher post-award rate of NIH funding, total number of publications, and h-index than nonrecipients.
Authors: Mary Smithson; M Chandler McLeod; Dan I Chu; Greg Kennedy; Melanie Morris; Herbert Chen; Karin M Hardiman Journal: J Surg Res Date: 2021-05-08 Impact factor: 2.417