Research studies published before doctors engage in a residency program is weakly correlated with future research or the choice of an academic career in ophthalmology, but admissions committees should recognize the current limitations of these investigations,1 according to the investigators led by Joshua Reyes, BS, from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami.
They explained that “Ophthalmology-residency selection committees require robust metrics to review applicants, and participation in research activities is a core component of the application process for its perceived association with future academic productivity.”
Mr. Reyes and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study with the goal of evaluating a correlation between the number of peer-reviewed publications published before a residency and the subsequent peer-reviewed publications or career choices of doctors who graduated from an Ophthalmology residency program.
The primary outcome was the correlations between peer-reviewed publications published before a residency program and later publications, first authorship, and journal publications with an impact factor score of 3 or more. The secondary outcome measure was the difference in the characteristics associated with academic vs. community-based ophthalmologist.
The researchers gathered the names of graduates of Ophthalmology residency programs from cohort and alumni lists on residency program websites or by emailing program directors. PubMed...
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