Early Engagement in Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Enhances Future Academic Productivity

Surgical research in Colombia part 1: Scientific and academic productivity of the Colombian research groups in surgery

“…The experience and evidence shared from other regions of the world, mainly from high-income countries, recommend that the early inclusion of students with an interest in surgery and surgical residents in interest groups and research groups in surgery, where the need to reinforce their concepts of academic surgery and evidence-based surgery is deepened, contributes substantially to the scientific production of these individuals in later years [ [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] ]. The challenges and principles to overcome the barriers to surgical education and research in low-income countries such as those belonging to Latin America are many.…”

“…At present, there are no massive studies on productivity evaluated through bibliometrics over time in this group of countries, which makes it difficult to contrast and define precise points on what needs to be improved. Therefore, it is suggested to work on the objectives of global surgery and the problems identified in other countries, such as inequity and lack of opportunities for women and minorities in surgery [ 31 ], development of randomized clinical trials and prospective multicenter studies with representative samples, among others [ 27 , 29 , 30 ]. International collaboration and the surgeon's initiative to pursue postgraduate research studies (MSc and PhD) are indispensable for the progress of surgical research [ 28 ].…”

Opening the “Black Box” for Canadian Cardiac Surgery Residency Applicants∗

“…Previous studies have demonstrated a positive correlation between medical school research productivity and future academic success. 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 Relatively inexperienced committee members are often residents or junior staff surgeons who may prioritize recruiting a teammate who has a strong work ethic and personal skills rather than high research productivity. Canadian students can be reassured by the balance of experience, and thus perceptions, among members of RPCs, and by the low threshold for authorship on research publications required for applicants to be considered competitive.…”

Quantitative goals for research output and scholarly impact to enhance basic science R01 grant renewal for cardiothoracic surgeons

“…In this study, we used a biographical database of 992 academic CT surgeons who were on faculty at the university hospital of the 77 accredited United States CT surgery training programs in 2018, as previously described. 6 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 Emeritus professors, nonsurgical faculty (eg, PhD researchers), and surgeons working at affiliated satellite hospitals were excluded from our database. Data regarding each surgeon's training and professional career were obtained from department webpages, CTSNet ( https://www.ctsnet.org ), LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com ), and other online sources.…”

“… 5 In response, considerable attention has been focused on supporting CT surgeon-scientists endeavoring to achieve the extramural funding needed to maintain an independent research enterprise, for which the R01 grant remains the standard. To this end, the importance of research training, 6 , 7 mentored career development grants, 8 departmental support and start-up funding, 1 and academic development programs cannot be understated.…”