Predictive Factors of Research Productivity among Ophthalmology Residents: A Benchmark Analysis

• Published in: Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017) 2022-07, Vol.14 (2), p.e147-e152
• Main Authors: Hang, Abraham, Pradeep, Tejus, Jessani, Hassan, Kalra, Gagan, Waxman, Evan L, Zhang, Matthew, Fu, Roxana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: medical school; research productivity; residency
• ISSN: 2475-4757; 2475-4757
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750021

Positive and negative associations between prior publications and future research productivity is described in other fields, but no such analysis exists for ophthalmology. We conducted a study to determine characteristics of residents exhibiting research productivity during residency.  Using San Francisco Match and Program Web sites, a roster of ophthalmology residents in 2019 to 2020 was compiled, and publication data was collected via PubMed and Google Scholar on a random sample of 100 third-year residents.  The median number of publications generated by ophthalmology residents before residency is 2 (range 0-13). Thirty-seven, 23, and 40 residents had zero, one, and two or more papers published during residency, respectively, with a median of 1 (range 0-14). On univariate analysis, compared with residents who published zero or one paper, those who published ≥ 2 were more likely to have more preresidency publications (odds ratio [OR] 1.30;  = 0.005), attend a top-25 ranked residency program by multiple metrics including Doximity reputation (OR 4.92;