Abstract: SA-PO188
Journal Publications of U.S. Adult Nephrology Fellowship Training Program Directors
Session Information
- Educational Research
October 27, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Educational Research
- 800 Educational Research
Authors
- Shah, Hitesh H., Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York, United States
- Sakhiya, Vipulbhai, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York, United States
Background
Publication in peer-reviewed journals can be considered as one measure of scholarly activity among academicians. Peer-reviewed journal publications (PR-JPs) of current US adult nephrology fellowship training program directors (N-TPDs) are not known.
Methods
A PubMed search for PR-JPs was conducted for a period of 3 years (2015-2018) for N-TPDs serving in academic year 2017-18. Data was abstracted in May 2018. Publications were categorized as follows: basic science research (BSR), prospective clinical study (PCS), retrospective clinical study (RCS), clinical outcomes research (COR), randomized clinical trial (RCT), meta-analysis (MA), educational research (ER), quality improvement study (QIS), case report/series (CR/S), review article (RA), editorial (E) and letter to editor (LT-E). Data was analyzed for 150 N-TPDs.
Results
35 (23%) N-TPDs had no PR-JP in the last 3 academic years. While 33% had ≤3 publications, 31% had 4-9 publications and 12% had ≥10 publications. We identified 656 PR-JPs by N-TPDs over the past 3years, out of which 125 (19%) publications had an N-TPD as the primary author (PA), 176 (27%) had an N-TPD as a corresponding author (CA) and 96 (15%) had an N-TPD as both the primary and CA. 37% were clinical research (PCS, RCS, COR, RCT, MA) related publications. The remaining publications were as follows: RA-22%, CR/S-16%, BSR-7%, ER-6%, E-6%, LT-E-3%, and QIS-2%. While 35% of N-TPDs had at least one PR-JP as a PA over the past 3 years, 41% had at least one publication as CA and 31% had at least one as primary and CA. In the last 3 years, 83 (55%) N-TPDs had authored at least one clinical research related publication, 25 (17%) had an ER related publication, while 18 (12%) had a BSR publication. When analyzed by gender, 51 female N-TPDs had total of 247 PR-JPs with a mean of 4.8 ±5.09 in past 3 years as compared to 99 male N-TPDs who had total of 409 PR-JPs with a mean of 4.1 ±5.05. There was no statistically significant difference between both groups (p = 0.42).
Conclusion
Nearly one in 4 N-TPDs had no PR-JP over the last 3 years. Nearly one-third N-TPDs were primary and CA on at least one PR-JP over the last 3 years. While half of the PR-JPs were either clinical research, BSR or ER related publications, the remaining were CR/S, RA, E, LT-E, or QIS. The top 2 categories with the most publications were RA and CR/S. Female N-TPDs had more PR-JPs than male N-TPDs.