期刊名称：ePlasty: Open Access Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
印刷版ISSN：1937-5719
出版年度：2015
卷号：15
语种：English
出版社：Open Science Co. LLC
摘要：Purpose:The impact of subspecialty fellowship training on research productivity among academic plastic surgeons is unknown. The authors’ aim of this study was to (1) describe the current fellowship representation in academic plastic surgery and (2) evaluate the relationship betweenh-index and subspecialty fellowship training by experience and type.Methods:Academic plastic surgery faculty (N= 590) were identified through an Internet-based search of all ACGME-accredited integrated and combined residency programs. Research output was measured byh-index from the Scopus database as well as a number of peer-reviewed publications. The Kruskal-Wallis test, with a subsequent Mann-WhitneyUtest, was used for statistical analysis to determine correlations.Results:In the United States, 72% (n= 426) of academic plastic surgeons had trained in 1 or more subspecialty fellowship program. Within this cohort, the largest group had completed multiple fellowships (28%), followed by hand (23%), craniofacial (22%), microsurgery (15%), research (8%), cosmetic (3%), burn (2%), and wound healing (0.5%). Higherh-indices correlated with a research fellowship (12.5;P< .01) and multiple fellowships (10.4;P< .01). Craniofacial-trained plastic surgeons demonstrated the next highesth-index (9.8), followed by no fellowship (8.4), microsurgery (8.3), hand (7.7), cosmetic (5.2), and burn (5.1).Conclusion:Plastic surgeons with a research fellowship or at least 2 subspecialty fellowships had increased academic productivity compared with their colleagues. Craniofacial-trained physicians also demonstrated a higher marker for academic productivity than multiple other specialties. In this study, we show that the type and number of fellowships influence theh-index and further identification of such variables may help improve academic mentorship and productivity within academic plastic surgery.
