Preresidency Publication Number Does Not Predict Academic Career Placement in Neurosurgery

Daniels, Marcus J.; Garzón-Muvdi, Tomás; Maxwell, Russell; Tamargo, Rafael J.; Huang, Judy; Witham, Timothy F.; Bettegowda, Chetan; Chaichana, Kaisorn L.

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.028

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“…5 Whereas McClelland and Daniels et al reported that the pre-residency peer-reviewed publication number was significantly associated with academic career choice, we subsequently reported that the pre-residency publication number was not associated with academic career choice. 3,6 In our study, we also found that pursuing an academic career was significantly associated with 2 or more publications during residency, having an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency, and having devoted research time during residency. 3 Choi and colleagues investigated the impact of PhD training on neurosurgical career choice and found that a significantly greater proportion of MD-PhD neurosurgeons held academic appointments compared with MD-only neurosurgeons.…”

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“…Attainment of a PhD degree was also included as a covariate in our logistic regression models because of prior studies that have demonstrated the degree's ability to independently predict academic career choice. 3 Values of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant, and p values are reported as two-sided.…”

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“…Although several studies have explored predictors of an academic career in neurosurgery in general, few have addressed the likelihood of pursing an academic career within the neurosurgical subspecialties. [1][2][3][4][5][6] In orthopedics, Park and colleagues identified 3 factors associated with an increased likelihood of spine surgery applicants pursuing an academic career, namely, completion of a research fellowship, graduation from a top 20 medical school, and a stated desire in the personal statement to become an aca-…”

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Predictors of an academic career among fellowship-trained open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons

Khalafallah

Jimenez

Caplan³

et al. 2021

Journal of Neurosurgery

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OBJECTIVEAlthough previous studies have explored factors that predict an academic career among neurosurgery residents in general, such predictors have yet to be determined within specific neurosurgical subspecialties. The authors report on predictors they identified as correlating with academic placement among fellowship-trained vascular neurosurgeons.METHODSA database was created that included all physicians who graduated from ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)–accredited neurosurgery residency programs between 1960 and 2018 using publicly available online data. Neurosurgeons who completed either open vascular or endovascular fellowships were identified. Subsequent employment of vascular or endovascular neurosurgeons in academic centers was determined. A position was considered academic if the hospital of employment was affiliated with a neurosurgery residency program; all other positions were considered non-academic. Bivariate analyses were conducted using Fisher’s exact test or the Mann-Whitney U-test, and multivariate analysis was performed using a logistic regression model.RESULTSA total of 83 open vascular neurosurgeons and 115 endovascular neurosurgeons were identified. In both cohorts, the majority of neurosurgeons were employed in academic positions after training. In bivariate analysis, only 2 factors were significantly associated with a career in academic neurosurgery for open vascular neurosurgeons: 1) an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency (OR 3.71, p = 0.016), and 2) attending a top 10 residency program based on U.S. News and World Report rankings (OR 4.35, p = 0.030). In bivariate analysis, among endovascular neurosurgeons, having an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency (OR 4.35, p = 0.0085) and attending a residency program affiliated with a top 10 U.S. News and World Report medical school (OR 2.97, p = 0.029) were significantly associated with an academic career. In multivariate analysis, for both open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons, an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency was independently predictive of an academic career. Attending a residency program affiliated with a top 10 U.S. News and World Report medical school independently predicted an academic career among endovascular neurosurgeons only.CONCLUSIONSThe authors report that an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency predicts pursuit of an academic career among vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons. Additionally, attendance of a residency program affiliated with a top research medical school independently predicts an academic career trajectory among endovascular neurosurgeons. This result may be useful to identify and mentor residents interested in academic vascular neurosurgery.

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Predictors of an academic career among fellowship-trained open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons

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“…While we found no difference in the timing of graduate degree training on future productivity, we also did not quantify the number of publications published before or during residency, when those degrees were obtained. Daniels et al have shown that only publications generated during residency, and not pre-residency, correlate with obtainment of a neurosurgical career at an academic site 17 . It would be interesting to see if those measures correlate with future productivity once an academic position has been obtained.…”

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Association between Graduate Degrees and Publication Productivity in Academic Neurosurgery

Keough

Newell

Rheaume

et al. 2020

Can. J. Neurol. Sci.

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Object: Many neurosurgeons pursue graduate degrees as part of their training. In some jurisdictions, graduate degrees are considered a necessary condition of employment in academic neurosurgery. However, the relationship between possession of a graduate degree and eventual research productivity is not well established. We used bibliometric methods to analyze publications from academic Canadian neurosurgeons, with an emphasis on level of graduate training. Methods: All neurosurgeons holding academic appointments at Canadian institutions from 2012–2016 were included. Over that time frame, Scopus was used to quantify the number of papers, number of citations, 5-year h-index and 5-year r-index, CiteScore, authorship position, and paper type (clinical or basic science). Publication output was compared between neurosurgeons grouped as MD-only, MD-Masters, or MD-PhD. Results: In total, 2557 abstracts from 131 Canadian neurosurgeons were analyzed. We found that MD-Masters neurosurgeons published significantly more total papers, clinical papers, and first/last author papers than MD-only neurosurgeons. MD-PhD neurosurgeons had the same findings, in addition to more basic science papers, in journals with a higher CiteScore, 5-year h-index, and 5-year r-index than both other groups. These results were preserved even with significant outliers removed. There was no difference if graduate degrees were obtained before or after starting residency. There was no correlation with career length and number of recent papers published. Conclusion: The attainment of a graduate degree has an important association with future publication productivity for academic neurosurgeons. These data should be useful for hiring committees considering the value of graduate degrees from applicants for positions in academic neurosurgery.

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“…18,19 Academic productivity of neurosurgical trainees has been cited as one of the most predictive measures of future academic advancement within neurosurgery. 20,26 Daniels et al 27 found that publication count and h-index during residency correlated to an academic career, but not publication The second number is the change in rank. A positive number represents an increase in rank; a negative number a decrease.…”

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An Analysis of Publication Productivity During Residency for 1506 Neurosurgical Residents and 117 Residency Departments in North America

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BACKGROUND:Bibliometrics is defined as the study of statistical and mathematical methods used to quantitatively analyze scientific literature. The application of bibliometrics in neurosurgery continues to evolve. OBJECTIVE: To calculate a number of publication productivity measures for almost all neurosurgical residents and departments within North America. These measures were correlated with survey results on the educational environment within residency programs. METHODS: During May to June 2017, data were collected from departmental websites and Scopus to compose a bibliometric database of neurosurgical residents and residency programs. Data related to authorship value and study content were collected on all articles published by residents. A survey of residency program research and educational environment was administered to program directors and coordinators; results were compared with resident academic productivity. RESULTS:The median number of publications in residency was 3; median h-index and Resident index were 1 and 0.17 during residency, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in academic productivity among male neurosurgical residents compared with females. The majority of articles published were tier 1 clinical articles. Residency program research support was significantly associated with increased resident productivity (P < .001). Scholarly activity requirements were not associated with increased resident academic productivity. CONCLUSION: This study represents the most comprehensive bibliometric assessment of neurosurgical resident academic productivity during training to date. New benchmarks for individual and department academic productivity are provided. A supportive research environment for neurosurgical residents is associated with increased academic productivity, but a scholarly activity requirement was, surprisingly, not shown to have a positive effect.

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Preresidency Publication Number Does Not Predict Academic Career Placement in Neurosurgery

Cited by 28 publications

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Predictors of an academic career among fellowship-trained open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons

Predictors of an academic career among fellowship-trained open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons

Association between Graduate Degrees and Publication Productivity in Academic Neurosurgery

An Analysis of Publication Productivity During Residency for 1506 Neurosurgical Residents and 117 Residency Departments in North America

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