Characterizing critical predictors of an academic career following head and neck fellowship in otolaryngology

Suresh, Neeraj; Xu, Mary Jue; Harris, Jacob; Balar, Eesha; Barrette, Louis‐Xavier; Chorath, Kevin; Moreira, Alvaro; Rajasekaran, Karthik

doi:10.1002/hed.27187

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“…In support, prior work has shown that OHNS candidates with more first authorship publications are more likely to have first authorship publications during residency and pursue fellowship training 2,11 . Our findings also suggest that a higher number of publications in earlier stages of training is associated with a higher likelihood of academic career placement, which is consistent with previous findings in the field 12 . It is important to note that the increase in H&N fellowship positions in the last decade has not been matched by a proportional increase in available academic positions 13 .…”

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“…2,11 Our findings also suggest that a higher number of publications in earlier stages of training is associated with a higher likelihood of academic career placement, which is consistent with previous findings in the field. 12 It is important to note that the increase in H&N fellowship positions in the last decade has not been matched by a proportional increase in available academic positions. 13 Given the saturation of the H&N academic job market, this trend may not reflect an increased inclination for pursuing an academic career among those who publish more.…”

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Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows

Samaha,

Gwynne,

Habib

et al. 2024

The Laryngoscope

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ObjectiveTo examine the impact of pre‐fellowship publications on future research productivity and career placement among head and neck (H&N) surgery fellowship graduates.MethodsH&N surgery fellowship graduates between 2014 and 2022 were identified from publicly available data. Timing of fellowship graduation, number of publications during each stage of education and training, and number of first authorship publications were analyzed for association with scholarly productivity and academic career placement.ResultsIn our analysis of 409 H&N fellowship graduates, there was a strong positive correlation between the year of fellowship graduation and the average number of publications in residency (R2 = 0.82) and fellowship (R2 = 0.79). Graduates producing more than the average of 2.37 publications prior to residency had a significantly higher average number of publications during residency and fellowship compared to those who published below average (p < 0.001). A higher number of publications prior to and during residency were both independently associated with a higher likelihood of academic career placement (p = 0.015 and p = 0.002, respectively). More first‐author publications prior to residency were associated with a higher number of publications during residency and fellowship (p = 0.015). In sub‐analyses, gender did not impact the average number of publications during residency and fellowship. Similarly, the COVID‐19 pandemic did not significantly impact the average number of publications during the fellowship when comparing the classes of 2020–2022 to 2017–2019.ConclusionResearch productivity among H&N fellowship graduates has increased in recent years. Research productivity in medical school and residency is associated with scholarly output in later stages of training and academic career placement.Level of EvidenceNA Laryngoscope, 2024

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Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows

Samaha,

Gwynne,

Habib

et al. 2024

The Laryngoscope

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“…For gender specifically, US News & World Report denotes physicians as either men or women. This method for extracting publicly available information on physician demographic characteristics is similar to prior studies conducted within the field of otolaryngology . American Head & Neck Society graduates were divided into an academic setting vs a private practice setting; an academic setting was defined as being in a role in which the graduates were responsible for educating trainees (either otolaryngology, general surgery, or plastic surgery residents or fellows) and had a title of at least assistant professor.…”

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Demographic and Academic Productivity Trends Among American Head & Neck Society Fellows Over a 20-Year Period

McCrary

Meeker

Farlow

et al. 2023

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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ImportanceHistorical data reveal that, compared with women, men are more likely to pursue a head and neck surgical oncology fellowship, but little is known about possible gender differences in academic productivity.ObjectiveTo assess demographic trends and academic productivity among American Head &amp; Neck Society (AHNS) fellowship graduates.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study used electronically published data from the AHNS on fellowship graduates in the US and Canada from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 2022. Scopus was used to extract h-indices for each graduate.ExposureScholarly activity.Main Outcomes and MeasuresMain outcomes were changes in demographic characteristics and academic productivity among AHNS graduates over time. Data analysis included effect size, η2, and 95% CIs.ResultsA total of 691 AHNS fellowship graduates (525 men [76%] and 166 women [24%]) were included. Over the study period, there was an increase in the number of programs offering a fellowship (η2, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.68-0.89) and an increase in the absolute number of women who completed training (η2, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.38-0.78). Among early-career graduates pursuing an academic career, there was a small difference in the median h-index scores between men and women (median difference, 1.0; 95% CI, −1.1 to 3.1); however, among midcareer and late-career graduates, there was a large difference in the median h-index scores (midcareer graduates: median difference, 4.0; 95% CI, 1.2-6.8; late-career graduates: median difference, 6.0; 95% CI, 1.0-10.9). A higher percentage of women pursued academic positions compared with men (106 of 162 [65.4%] vs 293 of 525 [55.8%]; difference, 9.6%; 95% CI, −5.3% to 12.3%).Conclusions and RelevanceThis cross-sectional study suggests that women in head and neck surgery begin their careers with high levels of academic productivity. However, over time, a divergence in academic productivity between men and women begins to develop. These data argue for research to identify possible reasons for this observed divergence in academic productivity and, where possible, develop enhanced early faculty development opportunities for women to promote their academic productivity, promotion, and advancement into leadership positions.

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Characterizing critical predictors of an academic career following head and neck fellowship in otolaryngology

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Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows

Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows

Demographic and Academic Productivity Trends Among American Head & Neck Society Fellows Over a 20-Year Period

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