John C Lin1,2, Anagha Lokhande2,3, Ingrid U Scott4, Paul B Greenberg2,3,5. 1. Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 2. Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 3. Division of Ophthalmology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 4. Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. 5. Office of Academic Affiliations, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate the characteristics of first-year ophthalmology residents associated with high research productivity in twelve years. METHODS: All first-year ophthalmology residents in the United States (US) in 2009 listed by institutional websites were identified. Publications were obtained from Scopus and Google Scholar, h-indices were calculated, and medical school characteristics such as research productivity, region, rank, and average USMLE Steps 1 and 2 scores were obtained from National Institutes of Health, US Census Bureau, and US News. RESULTS: Data were obtained on 70% (316/453) of residents; most were male, had Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees, and graduated from medical schools in the US or Canada. Having an additional graduate degree [OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.07-8.67], between 1 and 3 publications [OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.22-7.79], or 4 or more publications [OR: 14.27, 95% CI: 3.13-64.94] were associated with higher future research productivity. CONCLUSION: Graduate degrees and publication count were key predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents in the US.
PURPOSE: To investigate the characteristics of first-year ophthalmology residents associated with high research productivity in twelve years. METHODS: All first-year ophthalmology residents in the United States (US) in 2009 listed by institutional websites were identified. Publications were obtained from Scopus and Google Scholar, h-indices were calculated, and medical school characteristics such as research productivity, region, rank, and average USMLE Steps 1 and 2 scores were obtained from National Institutes of Health, US Census Bureau, and US News. RESULTS: Data were obtained on 70% (316/453) of residents; most were male, had Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees, and graduated from medical schools in the US or Canada. Having an additional graduate degree [OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.07-8.67], between 1 and 3 publications [OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.22-7.79], or 4 or more publications [OR: 14.27, 95% CI: 3.13-64.94] were associated with higher future research productivity. CONCLUSION: Graduate degrees and publication count were key predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents in the US.
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Keywords:
Matching process; Pre-residency characteristics; Research productivity; ophthalmology; residency