Publication Trends and Their Relationship With Academic Success Among Dermatology Residents: Cross-sectional Analysis

Background: Involvement in scholarly activities is considered to be one of the foundational pillars of medical education. Objective: This study aims to investigate publication rates before, during, and after residency to determine whether research productivity throughout medical training correlates...

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Published in:JMIR dermatology 2021-10, Vol.4 (2), p.e30015-e30015
Main Authors: Anderson, J Michael, Wenger, David, Johnson, Austin L, Walters, Corbin, Adewumi, Mopileola Tomi, Esmond, Lindy, Waddell, Jourdan, Vassar, Matt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Author productivity
Cross-sectional studies
Dermatology
Hirsch index
Independent sample
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Original Paper
Scholarships & fellowships
Trends
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Summary:Background: Involvement in scholarly activities is considered to be one of the foundational pillars of medical education. Objective: This study aims to investigate publication rates before, during, and after residency to determine whether research productivity throughout medical training correlates with future academic success and research involvement. Methods: We successfully identified a list of 296 graduates from 25 US dermatology residency programs from the years 2013-2015. The publication history for each graduate was compiled using Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The Pearson correlation test and linear regression were used to assess the relationship between research productivity and continued academic success after residency graduation. Results: Before residency, graduates published a mean of 1.9 (SD 3.5) total publications and a mean of 0.88 (SD 1.5) first-author publications. During residency, graduates published a mean of 2.7 (SD 3.6) total publications and a mean of 1.39 (SD 2.0) first-author publications. Graduates who pursued a fellowship had more total publications (t294=−4.0; P
ISSN:2562-0959
2562-0959
DOI:10.2196/30015