TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents
AU - Lin, John C.
AU - Lokhande, Anagha
AU - Scott, Ingrid U.
AU - Greenberg, Paul B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of first-year ophthalmology residents associated with high research productivity in twelve years. Methods: All first-year ophthalmology residents in the United States (US) in 2009 listed by institutional websites were identified. Publications were obtained from Scopus and Google Scholar, h-indices were calculated, and medical school characteristics such as research productivity, region, rank, and average USMLE Steps 1 and 2 scores were obtained from National Institutes of Health, US Census Bureau, and US News. Results: Data were obtained on 70% (316/453) of residents; most were male, had Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees, and graduated from medical schools in the US or Canada. Having an additional graduate degree [OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.07–8.67], between 1 and 3 publications [OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.22–7.79], or 4 or more publications [OR: 14.27, 95% CI: 3.13–64.94] were associated with higher future research productivity. Conclusion: Graduate degrees and publication count were key predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents in the US.
AB - Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of first-year ophthalmology residents associated with high research productivity in twelve years. Methods: All first-year ophthalmology residents in the United States (US) in 2009 listed by institutional websites were identified. Publications were obtained from Scopus and Google Scholar, h-indices were calculated, and medical school characteristics such as research productivity, region, rank, and average USMLE Steps 1 and 2 scores were obtained from National Institutes of Health, US Census Bureau, and US News. Results: Data were obtained on 70% (316/453) of residents; most were male, had Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees, and graduated from medical schools in the US or Canada. Having an additional graduate degree [OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.07–8.67], between 1 and 3 publications [OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.22–7.79], or 4 or more publications [OR: 14.27, 95% CI: 3.13–64.94] were associated with higher future research productivity. Conclusion: Graduate degrees and publication count were key predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents in the US.
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U2 - 10.1080/08820538.2021.1966060
DO - 10.1080/08820538.2021.1966060
M3 - Article
C2 - 34410880
AN - SCOPUS:85113238489
SN - 0882-0538
VL - 37
SP - 345
EP - 350
JO - Seminars in Ophthalmology
JF - Seminars in Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -