Academic Productivity of Spine Surgeons at United States Neurological Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery Training Programs

Post, Alexander F.; Li, Adam Y.; Dai, Jiazhong; Maniya, Akbar Y; Haider, Syed; Sobotka, Stanislaw; Choudhri, Tanvir F.

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.150

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“…Our study indicates that select fellowship programs in sports medicine are more likely to have graduates in leadership positions. Within the spine division, reports by Post et al 9 indicate that the mean age index increases significantly as a faculty rank increases and a positive correlation exists between the h-index and the practice duration. In our study of the sports medicine DCs identified, many had an academic rank of professor (48%) and, on average, had higher h-indices (18.4) compared with that of general surgeons and other surgical subspecialties.…”

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Academic, Leadership, and Demographic Characteristics of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division Chiefs in the United States

Maqsoodi

Mesfin

2022

JAAOS Glob Res Rev

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Introduction: Division chiefs (DCs) play an integral role within the department, making critical decisions and helping shape the future of both the division and the department. This study aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics and scholarly work of DCs in academic orthopaedic sports medicine division in the United States. Methods: Orthopaedic residency programs at academic centers were identified using the Association of American Medical Colleges' Electronic Residency Application Service. DCs were identified using the program's respective websites where data points such as sex, race/ethnicity, fellowship training institution, time since graduating fellowship, academic rank, number of degrees, and additional leadership titles were collected. Scopus database was used to determine h-indices. Results: From the 191 programs identified, 100 had a DC for the sports medicine subspecialty division, and 66 programs offered a sports medicine fellowship. Most DCs (96%) were men. The racial/ethnic demographics of the DCs were mostly White (86%), followed by Asian (11%), African American (1%), Hispanic/Latino (1%), and mixed ethnicity (1%). On average, the DCs were 19.6 years past their fellowship completion. The average h-index was 21.2. Many (48%) had an academic rank of professor, 28% associate professor, and 12% assistant professor. Four held additional graduate degrees. The fellowship programs that trained the most DCs were Hospital for Special Surgery (11), Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (8), University of Pittsburgh (7), American Sports Medicine Institution (5), Cleveland Clinic (5), Cincinnati Sports Medicine (4), Massachusetts General Hospital (4), and Steadman Hawkins Clinic (4). Discussion: DCs in academic orthopaedic surgery plays a crucial role in the department and is a topic that is understudied. A lack of diversity exists among DCs in academic Sports Medicine in orthopaedics. The position is held predominately by White men with a rank of either full or associate professor and extensive leadership experience. More efforts are needed to increase the diversity of sports medicine leadership within academic orthopaedic programs in the United States.

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Academic, Leadership, and Demographic Characteristics of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division Chiefs in the United States

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2022

JAAOS Glob Res Rev

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“…Regarding academic productivity, on average spine division chiefs had an H-index of 22.1. A prior study evaluating academic productivity of spine surgeons affiliated with orthopaedic residencies noted the average H-index to be 12.4 [13] . It is not surprising that the spine division chiefs H-indexes is higher.…”

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What are the academic and demographic characteristics of orthopaedic spine surgery division chiefs?

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North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)

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“…Few previous studies have created objective lists of sports medicine fellowship program's academic productivity. 15 , 21 , 22 In 2016, Cvetanovich et al 21 investigated the factors associated with academic productivity and institutional academic rank among orthopaedic sports medicine fellowships. Higher h-index and years of total practice were positively correlated with academic rank within each institution.…”

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Evaluation of Sports Medicine Fellowships in the United States Based on Academic Productivity

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Background: Institutional academic productivity remains an influential factor in an applicant's selection of fellowship training. This study aimed to determine the quality and quantity of research in the United States orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs and identify those with highest productivity. Methods: The Arthroscopy Association of North America Fellowship Directory was used to evaluate 88 fellowships in the United States. Publication data and Hirschberg indices (h-index) were collected from the Scopus database. Subanalysis was performed based on the number of publications and mean h-index. Results: Total number of publications per faculty member ranged from 0 to 866, with a median of 20. The median h-index per faculty member was 9. The number of fellows was correlated with a higher mean average h-index of faculty members ( P = 0.05). The five programs with the highest number of publications included Hospital for Special Surgery, Rush University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Boston Children's Hospital. Conclusions: Most academic productivity in sports medicine is produced by a relatively small number of fellowship programs in the United States. Of interest, the number of fellows or faculty does not affect significantly the quality or quantity of research productivity at top institutions.

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Academic Productivity of Spine Surgeons at United States Neurological Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery Training Programs

Cited by 16 publications

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Academic, Leadership, and Demographic Characteristics of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division Chiefs in the United States

Academic, Leadership, and Demographic Characteristics of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division Chiefs in the United States

What are the academic and demographic characteristics of orthopaedic spine surgery division chiefs?

Evaluation of Sports Medicine Fellowships in the United States Based on Academic Productivity

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