ABSTRACT

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.

中文翻译：

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眼科住院医师未来研究生产力的预测因素

摘要

目的

调查与 12 年高研究生产力相关的眼科第一年住院医师的特征。

方法

确定了机构网站列出的 2009 年美国 (US) 的所有第一年眼科住院医师。从 Scopus 和 Google Scholar 获得出版物，计算 h 指数，从美国国立卫生研究院、美国人口普查局和美国获得医学院校特征，如研究生产力、地区、排名和 USMLE 步骤 1 和 2 的平均分数消息。

结果

数据来自 70% (316/453) 的居民；大多数是男性，拥有医学博士 (MD) 学位，并毕业于美国或加拿大的医学院。拥有额外的研究生学位 [OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.07–8.67]，发表 1 到 3 篇论文 [OR: 4.16, 95% CI: 2.22–7.79]，或发表 4 篇或更多论文 [OR: 14.27, 95% CI: 3.13–64.94] 与更高的未来研究生产力相关。

结论

研究生学位和出版物数量是美国眼科住院医师未来研究生产力的关键预测因素。