MP32-11 THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE: ACADEMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF RESIDENTS IN 5 VERSUS 6-YEAR UROLOGY PROGRAMS

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You have accessJournal of UrologyGeneral & Epidemiological Trends & Socioeconomics: Practice Patterns, Cost Effectiveness IV1 Apr 2015MP32-11 THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE: ACADEMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF RESIDENTS IN 5 VERSUS 6-YEAR UROLOGY PROGRAMS Julia B. Finkelstein, Jason P. Van Batavia, and James S. Rosoff Julia B. FinkelsteinJulia B. Finkelstein More articles by this author , Jason P. Van BataviaJason P. Van Batavia More articles by this author , and James S. RosoffJames S. Rosoff More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2015.02.1407AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES With many barriers to resident research, academic productivity during residency can be challenging. In a study of residents within the top 50 urology hospitals, greater research time was associated with increased publication output as well as pursuit of fellowship. We sought to evaluate the impact of a dedicated research year on academic productivity in a more heterogeneous group of programs. METHODS We obtained information on publication output for the past 5 years (2009-2013) of urology graduates (n=74) from 7 New York Metropolitan area residency programs. We recorded total number of publications per resident, authorship position, resident gender, whether the program has a dedicated year of research, number of residents per year, and whether residents pursued fellowship training. We included papers published up to one year post-graduation if it was associated with the primary residency program. Student's t test, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA were performed for statistical analysis. RESULTS Overall, the mean number of total publications was 3.2 for residents in 5-year programs compared to 10.9 in 6-year programs (p<0.001). This difference remained significant when evaluating the number of publications per year (0.64 vs 1.82, p=0.003). There was also a significant difference in the number of papers with first (1.3 vs 4.0, p=0.002), second (0.98 vs 2.93, p=0.005) and third or greater authorship position (0.96 vs 3.90, p=0.005). Programs with 3 residents per year had significantly more publications than those with 1 or 2 (p=0.04). There was no difference in publications by resident gender (p=0.47). Graduates of 5 and 6-year programs were equally likely to pursue fellowship training (65% vs 79%, p=0.20). Similarly, there was no difference in publication output of those residents who went on to fellowship training (p=0.16). There was a significant relationship between graduation year and the number of publications (ANOVA, p=0.01). On multivariable analysis, 5 or 6-year program, the number of residents per year, and graduation year remained statistically significant predictors of total publication number (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Residents with a dedicated year of research produce over 3 times the number of publications than residents without this year. The number of first and second author papers was also significantly higher for 6-year programs. Nevertheless, this dedicated research time and greater publication output was not associated with the pursuit of fellowship training. Notably, programs with 3 residents per year had increased academic productivity. © 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 193Issue 4SApril 2015Page: e368 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Julia B. Finkelstein More articles by this author Jason P. Van Batavia More articles by this author James S. Rosoff More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...