Relationship between publication of a postgraduate year 1 residency research project and subsequent career type at a large academic medical center

Vi Nguyen; Craig Stevens; Marcie Lepkowsky; Charles E Daniels; Nimish Patel

doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxae037

Relationship between publication of a postgraduate year 1 residency research project and subsequent career type at a large academic medical center

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024 Feb 15:zxae037. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxae037. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Vi Nguyen¹, Craig Stevens¹, Marcie Lepkowsky¹, Charles E Daniels², Nimish Patel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA.
² Department of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
³ Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

PMID: 38365974
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxae037

Abstract

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Purpose: The study objectives were to (1) quantify the overall incidence of residency publications of postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency alumni; (2) evaluate annual fluctuations in publications over time; and (3) compare the career types of residency alumni who published their PGY1 residency research projects to those for alumni who did not.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed among individuals who completed a PGY1 acute/ambulatory care residency between 2010 and 2021. A list of residency alumni was obtained along with the corresponding titles of their research projects. Each resident's name was entered into PubMed and Google Scholar to find the corresponding publication. LinkedIn and other publicly available resources were used to determine the career types of residents immediately after residency as well as their current career types.

Results: In total, 178 residency alumni completed an acute/ambulatory care PGY1 residency, of whom 16.7% (30/178) published their residency research project. Publication was associated with career type among those who pursued a postgraduate year 2 residency but was not associated with career type immediately after the PGY1 residency or current career type. The presence of an academic preceptor was associated with a higher probability of publishing compared to residents who did not have an academic preceptor (31.5% vs 10.5%; P < 0.01).

Conclusion: The frequency of publications was within the range reported elsewhere, with fluctuations over time. Presence of an academic preceptor improved the probability of publication.

Keywords: career; outcomes; productivity; publications; research; residency.