Academically Inclined: Predictors of Early Career Trajectory and Avenues for Early Intervention Among Neurosurgery Trainees. Issue 4 (15th April 2023)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Academically Inclined: Predictors of Early Career Trajectory and Avenues for Early Intervention Among Neurosurgery Trainees. Issue 4 (15th April 2023)
- Main Title:
- Academically Inclined: Predictors of Early Career Trajectory and Avenues for Early Intervention Among Neurosurgery Trainees
- Authors:
- Hulou, M. Maher
Park, Marian T.
Essibayi, Muhammed Amir
McLouth, Christopher J.
Benner, Dimitri
Samaan, Christopher Ala
Madriñán-Navia, Humberto Jose
Howshar, Jacob T.
Graffeo, Christopher S.
Lawton, Michael T. - Abstract:
- Abstract : BACKGROUND: The relationship of academic activities before and during neurosurgery residency with fellowship or career outcomes has not been studied completely. OBJECTIVE: To assess possible predictors of fellowship and career outcomes among neurosurgery residents. METHODS: US neurosurgery graduates (2018-2020) were assessed retrospectively for peer-reviewed citations of preresidency vs intraresidency publications, author order, and article type. Additional parameters included medical school, residency program, degree (MD vs DO; PhD), postgraduate fellowship, and academic employment. RESULTS: Of 547 neurosurgeons, 334 (61.1%) entered fellowships. Fellowship training was significantly associated with medical school rank and first-author publications. Individuals from medical schools ranked 1 to 50 were 1.6 times more likely to become postgraduate fellows than individuals from medical schools ranked 51 to 92 (odds ratio [OR], 1.63 [95% CI 1.04-2.56]; P = .03). Residents with ≥2 first-author publications were almost twice as likely to complete a fellowship as individuals with <2 first-author publications (OR, 1.91 [95% CI 1.21-3.03]; P = .006). Among 522 graduates with employment data available, academic employment obtained by 257 (49.2%) was significantly associated with fellowship training and all publication-specific variables. Fellowship-trained graduates were twice as likely to pursue academic careers (OR, 1.99 [95% CI 1.34-2.96]; P < .001) as were individualsAbstract : BACKGROUND: The relationship of academic activities before and during neurosurgery residency with fellowship or career outcomes has not been studied completely. OBJECTIVE: To assess possible predictors of fellowship and career outcomes among neurosurgery residents. METHODS: US neurosurgery graduates (2018-2020) were assessed retrospectively for peer-reviewed citations of preresidency vs intraresidency publications, author order, and article type. Additional parameters included medical school, residency program, degree (MD vs DO; PhD), postgraduate fellowship, and academic employment. RESULTS: Of 547 neurosurgeons, 334 (61.1%) entered fellowships. Fellowship training was significantly associated with medical school rank and first-author publications. Individuals from medical schools ranked 1 to 50 were 1.6 times more likely to become postgraduate fellows than individuals from medical schools ranked 51 to 92 (odds ratio [OR], 1.63 [95% CI 1.04-2.56]; P = .03). Residents with ≥2 first-author publications were almost twice as likely to complete a fellowship as individuals with <2 first-author publications (OR, 1.91 [95% CI 1.21-3.03]; P = .006). Among 522 graduates with employment data available, academic employment obtained by 257 (49.2%) was significantly associated with fellowship training and all publication-specific variables. Fellowship-trained graduates were twice as likely to pursue academic careers (OR, 1.99 [95% CI 1.34-2.96]; P < .001) as were individuals with ≥3 first-author publications ( P < .001), ≥2 laboratory publications ( P = .04), or ≥9 clinical publications ( P < .001). CONCLUSION: Research productivity, medical school rank, and fellowships are independently associated with academic career outcomes of neurosurgeons. Academically inclined residents may benefit from early access to mentorship, sponsorship, and publishing opportunities. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Neurosurgery. Volume 92:Issue 4(2023)
- Journal:
- Neurosurgery
- Issue:
- Volume 92:Issue 4(2023)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 92, Issue 4 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 92
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0092-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 854
- Page End:
- 861
- Publication Date:
- 2023-04-15
- Subjects:
- Academia -- Fellowship -- Medical school -- Neurosurgery -- Research -- Residency
Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals
617.48005 - Journal URLs:
- https://academic.oup.com/neurosurgery ↗
http://www.neurosurgery-online.com ↗
https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/pages/default.aspx ↗
http://journals.lww.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1227/neu.0000000000002285 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0148-396X
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