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Trends in Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicant, Resident, and Junior Attending Research Productivity

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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 285, Issue -, Pages 129-135

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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.12.025

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Fellowship; Integrated plastic surgery; Medical school; Publications; Research productivity; Residency

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This study examines the correlation between pre and intraresidency research productivity and resident/junior attending productivity in integrated plastic surgery. The findings suggest that pre-residency research productivity has minimal correlation with junior attending productivity, while intraresidency research productivity and graduation year demonstrate a significant correlation. The study also highlights the significant impact of dedicated research years during residency on overall research productivity.
Introduction: Research productivity is critical for matching into integrated plastic surgery residency. This study will identify how pre and intraresidency research productivity correlate with resident/junior attending productivity.Materials and methods: Retrospective review from 2006 to 2015 issues of the American Board of Plastic Surgery's Annual Newsletter to Diplomates was performed to identify newly board certified plastic surgeons. Only surgeons from US medical schools matching directly into integrated programs were included. Residency type/length, graduation year from medical school, and publication counts were recorded for each surgeon. Publications were categorized as preresidency, intraresidency, and junior attending (6 y post residency/ fellowship training).Results: Six hundred fifty-five integrated plastic surgery graduates were analyzed. The median number of total publications (preresidency, intraresidency, and junior attending) was 4 (interquartile range [IQR], 1 to 10). Linear regression revealed negligible correlation between preresidency and junior attending publications (r = 0.019, P = 0.002). Total pub-lications and increasing graduation y had a significant correlation of 0.89 (P < 0.001). Graduates of fellowships had significantly increased median total publications compared to those without fellowships (7 IQR, 3 to 18 versus 3 IQR, 1 to 7, respectively, P < 0.001). Dedicated research years during residency were associated with significant (P < 0.001) increases in median total and junior attending publications. Total publications ranged from 3 (IQR, 1 to 6) to 8 (IQR, 7 to 18) for those who completed 5-and 8-y residencies, respectively.Conclusions: Increased preresidency research productivity is not strongly associated with increased junior attending productivity in integrated plastic surgery. Better markers are completing dedicated research years in residency or fellowship after residency.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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