Academic Productivity in Surgical Oncology: Where is the Bar Set for Those Training the Next Generation?

Overview

Journal J Surg Oncol

Specialties General Surgery
Oncology

Date 2018 Aug 21

PMID 30125359

Citations 5

Authors

Christopher J LaRocca

Paul Wong

Oliver S Eng

Mustafa Raoof

Susanne G Warner

Laleh G Melstrom

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Abstract

Background And Objectives: Promotion and tenure are important milestones for academic surgical oncologists. The aim of this study was to quantify academic metrics associated with rank in surgical oncologists training the next generation.

Methods: Faculty were identified from accredited surgical oncology fellowships in the United States. Scopus was used to obtain the number of publications/citations and h-index values. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) RePORT website was used to identify funding history.

Results: Of the 319 surgeons identified, complete rank information was obtained for 308. The majority of faculty were men (70%) and only 11% of full professors were women. The median h-index values were 7, 17, and 39 for assistant, associate, and full professors, respectively. While 50% of full professors had a history of NIH funding, only 26% had RO1s and 20% had current NIH funding. Using multivariate analysis, years in practice, h-index, and a history of NIH funding were associated with academic rank (P < .05).

Conclusion: Objective benchmarks, such as the median h-index and NIH funding, provide additional insights for both junior faculty and leadership into the productivity needed to attain promotion to the next academic rank for surgical oncologists.

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