Academic productivity of faculty associated with microsurgery fellowships

Ruan, Qing; Ricci, Joseph A.; Silvestre, Jason; Ho, Olivia A.; Lee, Bernard T.

doi:10.1002/micr.30145

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“…While shown previously to be a validated marker of academic output in academic reconstructive microsurgery, h-indices do not account for self-citation or authorship order. 28 Examining the number of publications aimed to help serve as an additional marker and corroborate findings of the h-index. In addition, this study aimed to better characterize the relationship and role industry funding may play in microsurgery and does not serve as a commentary as to the appropriateness or ethics behind this relationship.…”

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Industry Payments and Academic Influence in Reconstructive Microsurgery

Sethi,

Mellia,

Murphy

et al. 2023

J Reconstr Microsurg Open

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Background: Financial relationships between industry and microsurgeons help facilitate innovation but have the potential to bias a surgeon’s academic work. To better understand industry-academic relationships, this study investigated the association between industry payments made to microsurgeons and their academic influence. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of microsurgeons at ACGME-accredited plastic surgery residency programs during the 2020-2021 academic year was performed. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Open Payments Database was used to collect industry payments (research and non-research related) to each surgeon. Academic influence was measured by h-index and number of publications. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the 199 microsurgeons identified, 156 (78.39%) received an industry non-research payment, but 0 (0.0%) received an industry research payment. Surgeons who received any amount of industry payments did not have a higher mean h-index or higher mean number of publications than surgeons with no industry payments. However, surgeons with total industry payments over $10,000 (n=15) had a higher number of publications than surgeons with no industry payments (135.47 vs. 36.02, p=0.0074), $0-$1000 in payments (135.47 vs. 34.37, p=0.0006), and $1,000-$10,000 in payments (135.47 vs. 45.43, p=0.0268). Surgeons with total industry payments over $10,000 also had higher h-indices than surgeons with $0-$1000 in payments (24.4 vs. 10.34, p=0.0039) and $1,000-$10,000 in payments (24.4 vs. 11.34, p=0.0413). Conclusion: Industry funding is associated with higher h-index and higher number of publications for high earners (>$10,000). Private companies may favor these surgeons for their academic expertise.

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Industry Payments and Academic Influence in Reconstructive Microsurgery

Sethi,

Mellia,

Murphy

et al. 2023

J Reconstr Microsurg Open

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that the h-index specifically is a significant predictor of academic achievement and is highly correlated with all manner of academic promotion, from likelihood of matching into prestigious residency positions to promotion of surgeons to associate or full professor. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Despite this welldocumented correlation, to our knowledge, this represents the first study that examines the impact of dedicated research time on the academic productivity of plastic surgery residents.…”

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Does Dedicated Research Time During Residency Predict Resident Academic Productivity and a Future Academic Career?

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Objective Dedicated research time is a component of certain plastic surgery programs, and yet, there is limited research examining its impact on academic productivity and career outcomes. This study aimed to assess the effect of dedicated research time on the academic productivity of residents and the likelihood of pursuing an academic career. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study that examined bibliometric indices of integrated plastic surgery residency graduates from 2010 to 2020. Academic productivity was determined by the number of peer-reviewed publications and h-index 1 year after residency graduation. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2 test, t test, and logistic regression. Results Data on plastic surgery residency graduates were analyzed (N = 490 from 46 programs). The mean numbers of publications and h-index per research track graduate were 26.1 and 8.23, respectively. The mean numbers of publications and h-index per nonresearch track graduate were 15.9 and 5.97, respectively. After controlling for the University of Alabama research ranking through multilinear regression analysis, we found that pursuing dedicated research time was an independent predictor of increased h-index and publication output, although it did not predict an increased likelihood of pursuing an academic career. Conclusions Participating in dedicated research during residency increases academic productivity, irrespective of the residency program’s research rank. Given this finding, offering research years can help support the mission of fostering academic opportunities within plastic surgery.

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“…This may be an achievable goal, depending on the associated institution; almost half (48.9%) of fellowships report performing more than 200 free flaps in a year. 19 Of those flaps, respondents reported that exposure to microsurgical breast reconstruction, and specifically the DIEP flap, is the most important component of microsurgery fellowship. The ability to reliably perform a DIEP flap is a marketable skill, not only in academic centers but also in private practice.…”

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The Ideal Microsurgery Fellowship: A Survey of Fellows and Fellowship Directors

Reghunathan

Zaldana-Flynn

Rose

et al. 2020

J Reconstr Microsurg

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Background Although microsurgery fellowships have existed since the 1980s, there is no established curriculum. Microsurgery fellowships vary greatly in clinical caseload, case diversity, and training resources, and there is no consensus on the appropriate composition of a microsurgery fellowship. This study surveys fellowship directors (FD) and recent microsurgery fellows (MFs), graduates, to describe the ideal microsurgery fellowship program. Methods A 15-item questionnaire was sent to 38 FDs and 90 recent microsurgery fellowship graduates. This questionnaire addressed program attributes, case volumes and compositions, ideal experiences, and time allocation to different fellowship experiences. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and Chi-squared tests. Results The FD and MF surveys had a response rate of 47 and 49%, respectively. Both MF and FD agreed that exposure to microsurgical breast reconstruction is the most important characteristic of a microsurgery fellowship (p = 0.94). MF ranked replantation and supermicro/lymphatic surgery as the next most important microsurgical cases, while FD ranked the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap and free fibula flap (p < 0.001). Both agreed that revisional surgery after microsurgical reconstruction is a very valuable fellowship experience (p = 0.679). Both agreed that 1 day of clinic a week is sufficient. Conclusion Microsurgical training programs vary in quality and resources. The ideal microsurgery fellowship prioritized breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, and lower extremity reconstruction. Although microsurgical technical expertise is important, a fellowship should also train in revisional surgeries and clinical decision making.

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Academic productivity of faculty associated with microsurgery fellowships

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Industry Payments and Academic Influence in Reconstructive Microsurgery

Industry Payments and Academic Influence in Reconstructive Microsurgery

Does Dedicated Research Time During Residency Predict Resident Academic Productivity and a Future Academic Career?

The Ideal Microsurgery Fellowship: A Survey of Fellows and Fellowship Directors

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