Analysis of pre-residency research productivity, dual degree status, and gender distribution of underrepresented minorities among a current United States radiation oncology junior resident class

被引：8

作者：

McClelland, Shearwood, III ^{[1
,2
]}

Woodhouse, Kristina D. ^{[3
]}

Jaboin, Jerry J. ^{[2
]}

Zellars, Richard C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA

[2] Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Dept Radiat Med, Portland, OR 97201 USA

[3] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA

来源：

REPORTS OF PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY | 2019年 / 24卷 / 03期

关键词：

Radiation oncology residents; Pre-residency peer-reviewed publications; Underrepresented minorities; Research productivity; Race; PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS; CHOICE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.rpor.2019.03.003

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Background: Among the most competitive medical subspecialties, representation of underrepresented minorities (African-American race and/or Hispanic ethnicity) among resident trainees has historically been low compared to their United States Census general population representation. Research productivity and dual degree status may impact residency applicant competitiveness. To date, such an analysis has yet to be performed in Radiation Oncology. Methods: A list of radiation oncology residents from the graduating class of 2022 was obtained through internet searches. Demographics included were gender and dual degree status. Research productivity was calculated using the number of pre-residency peer-reviewed publications (PRP). Fisher's exact test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of the 179 residents evaluated from the 2022 class, eleven (6.1%) were underrepresented minorities. Compared to the remainder of the class, underrepresented minorities had a lower proportion of men (63.6% versus 69.3%), a higher proportion of dual degrees (45.5% versus 28.6%), and a lower proportion of MD-PhD degrees (9.1% versus 17.2%). Underrepresented minorities had a higher proportion of residents with at least two PRP (72.7% versus 57.1%) and a lower proportion of residents with no PRP (18.2% versus 24.4%). None of these differences reached statistical significance (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Underrepresented minorities were comparable to the remainder of their Radiation Oncology resident class regarding gender distribution, dual degrees status, and likelihood of having at least two peer-reviewed publications cited in PubMed during the calendar year of residency application. Further studies will be needed to determine how these findings translate into future scholarly activity and post-graduate career choice. (C) 2019 Greater Poland Cancer Centre. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：284 / 287

页数：4