How to Support a Surgeon Scientist: Lessons from National Institutes of Health K-Award Recipients

Juprasert, Jackly M.; Marshall, Teagan E.; Blood, Alyssa; Obeid, Lama; Yeo, Heather

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.076

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“…More recent data have shown that 80% of surgeon K award holders applied for R01 awards with 39% achieving successful R01 funding. 10 Qua et al 11 found similar findings with 44% of KL2 and 51% of K08/K23 scholars from their institution subsequently holding R01 funding. Guo et al 12 also found 59% of institutional KL2 scholars acquired subsequent funding.…”

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“…In 2018, Narahari et al 3 reported that, from 2006 to 2016, surgeon-scientists receiving mentored K awards had a 46% conversion rate to NIH R01 funding. More recent data have shown that 80% of surgeon K award holders applied for R01 awards with 39% achieving successful R01 funding 10 …”

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“…For those remaining in academics (90% SCH), PUBs were higher for those >5 years (66 [IQR,) versus <5 years from their ; p = 0.05), but there was no difference in h-index (16 [IQR, 14-25] vs. 15 [9-19], p = NS). Comparing the most recent 5 years of SCH to INV group, there was no difference in academic productivity as measured by total PUBs (SCH, 33 [IQR, vs. INV, 34 [IQR,; p = 0.7) or h-index (INV, 9 [IQR,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14); p = 0.1). However, no attendee held research funding before INV, but 31.6% (6 of 19 attendees) have subsequently acquired ≥1 funding award (11 non-NIH, 1 NIH) in the short interval since participation.…”

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Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment

Callcut¹,

Dixon²,

Smith³

et al. 2022

J Trauma Acute Care Surg

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INTRODUCTION:The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma mission includes fostering research and providing career development opportunities. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma has awarded for 20 years a research scholarship to a promising young investigator. The research mentorship efforts were expanded 5 years ago with the INVEST-C Hack-a-thon. INVEST-C provides an intensive, short-term engagement to propel junior faculty toward establishing research independence. This study investigates the impact of these programs on academic productivity. METHODS: Pubmed records, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Reporter data, and SCOPUS h-index were acquired for all scholarship (SCH) awardees from 2002 to 2021 (n = 20) and all INVEST-C (INV) participants (2017-2020, n = 19). Current type of practice, total number of funding awards, and timing of first award were ascertained. INVEST-C participants were also surveyed on an annual basis to track their progress. Medians (interquartile range [IQR]) are reported and compared (analysis of variance). RESULTS:Median publications (PUBs) of SCH awardees were 56 (IQR, 33-88), h-index was 16 (IQR, 12-21), and 25% of awardees have ≥1 NIH grant since their SCH. Among the last 10 awardees with a minimum of 2 years from SCH, 40% have received an NIH award compared with a mean NIH funding rate of 18.5% over the same period. For those remaining in academics (90% SCH), PUBs were higher for those >5 years (66 [IQR,) versus <5 years from their ; p = 0.05), but there was no difference in h-index (16 [IQR, 14-25] vs. 15 [9-19], p = NS). Comparing the most recent 5 years of SCH to INV group, there was no difference in academic productivity as measured by total PUBs (SCH, 33 [IQR, vs. INV, 34 [IQR,; p = 0.7) or h-index (INV, 9 [IQR,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14); p = 0.1). However, no attendee held research funding before INV, but 31.6% (6 of 19 attendees) have subsequently acquired ≥1 funding award (11 non-NIH, 1 NIH) in the short interval since participation. CONCLUSION:Investments in research activities have translated to significant extramural funding. Those in the last 5 years have been particularly fruitful with INV participants already achieving equal median academic productivity to SCH recipients.

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Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment

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“…Few orthopaedic surgery residency programs provide "research-track" positions during residency, although this number has been increasing 12 . Literature from other surgical specialties highlights the importance of mentorship, protected time, and leadership support in the successful pursuit of an NIH-funded career [13][14][15] .…”

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Transition to Independent Research Funding Among National Institutes of Health K Grant Awardees at Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery

Silvestre

Hines

Chang

et al. 2021

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports mentored research career development awards (K awards) to increase the pipeline of independently funded scientists. This study analyzed the portfolio of K grants that were awarded to orthopaedic surgery departments and characterized the factors that were associated with successful transition to independent NIH research funding, including R01 grants. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of K-award recipients in orthopaedic surgery departments in the United States from 1996 to 2018. A query was performed on the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) database for NIH grants that were awarded to departments of orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, and urology. Rates of transition to independent research funding were compared by specialty for K grants that were awarded from 1996 to 2011. The percentage of faculty with mentored research career development awards and the return on investment (ROI) were calculated. An internet and Scopus (Elsevier) database search determined the investigator characteristics. The factors that were associated with successful transition to independent funding were determined via chi-square and unpaired t tests. Results: Sixty K-award recipients were identified in orthopaedic surgery departments. Most were men (77%) and research scientists (53%). Fifty percent of the K-award recipients transitioned to independent research funding. Research scientists had the highest rate of transition to independent research funding (71%, p = 0.016) relative to clinicians (0%) and orthopaedic surgeons (40%). Higher levels of publication productivity were associated with successful transition to independent research funding. Similar rates of transition to independent research funding existed among surgical specialties (p = 0.107). Orthopaedic surgery had the lowest percentage of faculty with a K award (1.4%) but had the highest ROI (198%) of these awards. Conclusions: Orthopaedic surgery had similar rates of transition to independent research funding when compared with other surgical specialties but had a lower prevalence of K awards among faculty. Orthopaedic surgeon-scientists have lower rates of transition to independent research funding when compared with their research-scientist colleagues. These findings highlight a need for greater support to foster the pipeline of future NIH-funded orthopaedic investigators.

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“…In surgery and internal medicine, clinician-researchers holding MD degrees receive the majority of K and R awards. 9,10 This may be owing to many reasons including the nature of clinical responsibilities in anesthesiology (which provides services for many other specialties in the hospital), inadequate nonclinical time, and the lack of programmatically mandated research during anesthesiology residency and fellowships. 7 Although there is an increase in "research scholar tracks" in anesthesiology training programs across the United States and a gradual increase in representation by anesthesiologists within NIH study sections, the effects of this investment in early research training may not bear fruit for some time.…”

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Awaiting the Renaissance of the Anesthesiologist-Scientist

Chan

Rong

2022

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

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How to Support a Surgeon Scientist: Lessons from National Institutes of Health K-Award Recipients

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment

Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment

Transition to Independent Research Funding Among National Institutes of Health K Grant Awardees at Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery

Awaiting the Renaissance of the Anesthesiologist-Scientist

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