ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2020
Are surgeons behind the scientific eight ball: Delayed acquisition of the NIH K08 mentored career development award.
Article in American journal of surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Outcome Evaluation of NCI Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) Program.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Structured research training in orthopaedics: A systematic review evaluating its role in career development and academic success.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- R01 Funding for Surgeons; What Are the Key Factors for Success?The Journal of surgical research · 2025Article
- NIH funding for the pediatric surgeon-scientist: An analysis of current trends.Surgery open science · 2025Article
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- Setting Up for Success: Strategies to Foster Surgeons' Pursuit of Basic Science Research.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Article
- NIH Funding of Researchers in Surgery: Decreased Career Development Awards Over Time.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Article
- NIH Funding for Surgeon-Scientists in the US: What Is the Current Status?Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurgery residents complete their research training early in residency. Non-surgical trainees typically have research incorporated toward the last two years of their fellowship, conferring an advantage to apply for grants with recent research experience and preliminary data.
methodsThe NIH RePORTER database was queried for K08 awardees trained in medicine, pediatrics, and surgery from 2013 to 2017. 406 K08 recipients were identified and time from completion of clinical training to achieving a K08 award was measured. Data were compared using ANOVA and expressed as mean. P < 0.05 was considered significant.
resultsSurgeons took longer to obtain a K08 than those trained in internal medicine (surgery = 3.7 years, internal medicine = 2.58 years p < 0.0001)). All K08 recipients without a PhD took longer to obtain a K08 than recipients with a PhD (MD = 3.50 years and MD/PhD = 2.42 years (p=<0.0001).
conclusionsSurgeons take longer to achieve a K08 award than clinicians trained in internal medicine, possibly due to an inherent disadvantage in training structure.
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