Research productivity among applicants who matched into an integrated thoracic surgery residency program: A bibliographic review

JTCVS open Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.xjon.2024.11.017

Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi MD , Michelle Shen BS , Alexander D. Shapeton MD , Isha Doshi MD , Junyi Liu BS , Thomas Fabian MD , Patrick Chan MD

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Abstract

Background

Research productivity is an important factor in candidate selection by integrated thoracic surgery residency programs, and thus tracking the research output of applicants who match into an integrated program is necessary. This study sought to examine the research productivity of matched integrated applicants prior to residency and to assess demographic, bibliographic, and institutional variables associated with continued research productivity during residency.

Methods

Bibliographic records of applicants who matched into an integrated thoracic surgery residency program from 2015 to 2022 were reviewed manually (eg, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar, ResearchGate) to identify studies published up to January 2024. Publications were stratified by publication type and first authorship relative to the applicants’ match year. Individuals were analyzed by demographics, medical school ranking, and affiliated residency program research infrastructure.

Results

A total of 300 matched integrated applicants were identified. Among applicants who matched into an integrated program, the number of total (P = .001) and first-authorship (P = .006) publications prior to residency increased significantly from 2015 to 2022. Over the same period, the rates of total (P = .2) and first-authorship (P = .3) publications during residency remained relatively unchanged. Matched integrated applicants with a higher number of total and first-authorship publications prior to residency had higher rates of total publications (1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-1.25; P < .001) and first-authorship publications (1.19; 95% CI, 1.13-1.26; P < .001) publications during residency.

Conclusions

Research productivity among applicants who matched into an integrated thoracic surgery residency program from 2015 to 2022 has increased and is a strong predictor of sustained scholarly output during residency.

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背景研究生产率是胸外科综合住院医师项目选择候选人的一个重要因素，因此有必要跟踪与综合项目匹配的申请人的研究成果。本研究试图考察匹配的综合申请者在住院医师培训前的研究产出率，并评估与住院医师培训期间持续研究产出率相关的人口统计学、书目和机构变量。方法人工审查了2015年至2022年匹配到综合胸外科住院医师培训项目的申请者的书目记录（例如，PubMed/MEDLINE、Scopus、Google Scholar、ResearchGate），以确定截至2024年1月发表的研究。根据申请人的匹配年份，按出版物类型和第一作者身份对出版物进行了分层。根据人口统计学、医学院排名和附属住院医师培训项目研究基础设施对个人进行了分析。在匹配到综合项目的申请者中，从 2015 年到 2022 年，住院实习前发表的论文总数（P = .001）和第一作者（P = .006）显著增加。同期，住院实习期间的总发表论文率（P = .2）和第一作者发表论文率（P = .3）相对保持不变。住院实习前发表总论文数和第一作者论文数较多的匹配综合申请人的总论文发表率（1.17；95% 置信区间 [CI]，1.09-1.25；P <；.001）和第一作者论文发表率（1.19；95% CI，1.13-1.结论从 2015 年到 2022 年，匹配到综合胸外科住院医师培训项目的申请人的研究生产力有所提高，是住院医师培训期间持续学术产出的有力预测因素。

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