43. Trends in Craniofacial Fellowship Career Outcomes: A Call for Expanding Professional Opportunities in Craniofacial Surgery

Abstract

BACKGROUND:The influence of research team structure on institutional scholarly activity, culture, and productivity is sparsely reported in the literature. Here, we present a single institution's experience with the development of a novel divisional plastic surgery research team structure, predominantly focused on clinical research and its impact on research productivity. members to help develop their skill sets. Compared to 2018-2019, there was a significant increase in publications by 131% (16 vs 37), abstract acceptances by 269% (16 vs 59), podium presentations by 820% (5 vs 36), and poster presentations by 18% (11 vs 13) (p<0.037).