The impact of members of the Society of University Surgeons on the scholarship of American surgery

Background A core objective of the Society of University Surgeons (SUS) is research focused: to “advance the art and science of surgery through original investigation.” This study sought to determine the current impact of the SUS on academic surgical productivity. Methods Individual faculty data for...

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Published in:Surgery 2016-07, Vol.160 (1), p.47-53
Main Authors: Valsangkar, Nakul P., MD, Kays, Joshua K., MD, Feliciano, David V., MD, Martin, Paul J., BS, Parett, Jordan S., BS, Joshi, Mugdha M., MD, Zimmers, Teresa A., PhD, Koniaris, Leonidas G., MD, MBA, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Biomedical Research
Efficiency
Faculty, Medical
Fellowships and Scholarships
General Surgery - education
Humans
Surgery
United States
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Summary:Background A core objective of the Society of University Surgeons (SUS) is research focused: to “advance the art and science of surgery through original investigation.” This study sought to determine the current impact of the SUS on academic surgical productivity. Methods Individual faculty data for numbers of publications, citations, and National Institute of Health (NIH) funding history were collected for 4,015 surgical faculty at the top 55 NIH-funded departments of surgery using SCOPUS and the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools. SUS membership was determined from membership registry data. Results Overall, 502 surgical faculty (12.5%) were SUS members with 92.7% holding positions of associate or full professor (versus 59% of nonmembers). Median publications (P) and citations (C) among SUS members were P: 112, C: 2,460 versus P: 29, C: 467 for nonmembers ( P  
ISSN:0039-6060
1532-7361
DOI:10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.016