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Tsang B, Aakef M, Nourmohammad A, McKinney JR, Modares M, Levine M, Alman B, Moody AR, Doria AS. Evaluating the Outcomes and Trainee Performance of a Canadian Medical Imaging Clinician Investigator Program. Can Assoc Radiol J 2024; 75:28-37. [PMID: 37347463 DOI: 10.1177/08465371231181484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Purpose: To measure the research productivity of trainees from the University of Toronto's Medical Imaging Clinician Investigator Program (MI-CIP) and comparing it with the research productivity of trainees from MI-non-CIP and General Surgery (GSx) Clinician Investigator Program. Methods: We identified residents who completed an MI-CIP, MI-non-CIP and GSx-CIP from 2006-2016. In each group of trainees, we assessed 3 research productivity outcomes with non-parametric tests before residency and at 7 years post-CIP completion/post-graduation. Research productivity outcomes include the number of total publications, the number of first-author publications, and the publication's average journal impact factor (IF). Results: We identified 11 MI-CIP trainees (male/female: 9 [82%]/2 [18%]), 74 MI-non-CIP trainees (46 [62%]/28 [38%]) and 41 GSx-CIP trainees (23 [56%]/18 [44%]). MI-CIP trainees had statistically significant higher research productivity than MI-non-CIP in all measured outcomes. The median (interquartile range, IQR) number of total publications of MI-CIP vs MI-non-CIP trainees was 5.0 (8.0) vs 1.0 (2.0) before residency and 6.0 (10.0) vs .0 (2.0) at 7 years post-CIP completion/post-graduation. The median (IQR) first-author publications of MI-CIP vs MI-non-CIP trainees was 2.0 (3.0) vs .0 (1.0) before residency and 2.0 (4.0) vs (.0) (1.0) at 7 years post-CIP completion/post-graduation. The median (IQR) average journal IF of MI-CIP vs MI-non-CIP trainees was 3.2 (2.0) vs .3 (2.4) before residency and 3.9 (3.2) vs .0 (2.6) at 7 years post-CIP completion/post-graduation. Between MI-CIP and GSx-CIP trainees, there were no significant differences in research productivity in all measured outcomes. Conclusion: MI-CIP trainees actively conducted research after graduation. These trainees demonstrated early research engagement before residency. The similar research productivity of MI-CIP vs GSx-CIP trainees shows initial success of MI-CIP trainees.
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- Brian Tsang
- Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Matuszczak M, Melendez S, Leswick DA. Presentation at the Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual General Meeting Is Associated With Higher Likelihood of Publication of Canadian Radiology Resident Research Day Presentations. Can Assoc Radiol J 2022; 73:478-485. [PMID: 35042397 DOI: 10.1177/08465371211067159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective: Determine how many radiology resident research day projects are presented at the Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting (CAR ASM) and if presentation at the CAR ASM is associated with increased rates of publication. Methods: A database of radiology resident presentations from 2012 to 2017 research days at seven Canadian radiology programs was utilized. Each presenting resident was searched for in 2011-2019 CAR ASM books of abstracts to identify all CAR ASM presentations both related to and separate from their research day projects. These presentations were matched with resident research day presentations and their publication status. Descriptive statistical analysis and calculation of relative risk (RR) between publication of research day projects and presentation at CAR was performed. Results: 208 residents presented 288 projects at internal research days. 93 of the 208 residents had a total of 195 presentations at CAR (mean .94 +/- 1.91 SD). 36 of the 288 (13%) research day projects were presented at a CAR ASM, of which 18/36 (50%) were published. 83 of the 252 (32%) research day projects not presented at CAR were published. CAR ASM presentation of a research day project was associated with an increased rate of publication (RR 1.537 P=.0396). There was no significant association between research day project publication and unrelated CAR ASM presentations (P=.275). Most research day projects both presented at CAR ASM and published (56%) were in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. Conclusion: CAR ASM presentation of research day projects is associated with an increased rate of publication.
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- Martin Matuszczak
- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, RinggoldID:%207235University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, RinggoldID:%207235University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, RinggoldID:%207235University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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