Scholarly productivity during gynecologic oncology fellowship: A cross-sectional survey of graduates from 2020 to 2024.

Objectives: To characterize the scholarly accomplishments and attitudes regarding scholarly productivity among recent gynecologic oncology (GYO) fellowship graduates and identify factors which may influence academic productivity. Methods: A 21-item web-based survey was distributed to individuals who had graduated from GYO fellowship within the past five years (2020-2024). Data on demographics, fellowship program characteristics, and scholarly accomplishments were collected. Descriptive statistics and univariate logistic regression were performed. Results: 115 individuals participated in the survey yielding a response rate of 31.2 %. The median number (min, max) of first-author published manuscripts was 4 (0, 18), conference posters was 4 (0, 30), and oral plenaries was 1 (0, 10). Graduates from programs with larger GYO clinical divisions were more likely to publish 4 or more first-author manuscripts compared to those from smaller divisions (OR 2.50; 95 % CI 1.09-5.74). The factors most frequently cited as supporting scholarly productivity were positive mentorship (65.4 %), access to existing databases (33.7 %), and timing of research year(s) (32.7 %). Reported barriers included clinical volume (63.5 %), inadequate technical support (36.5 %), and lack of mentorship (29.8 %). Fellows who had a clinical year prior to their dedicated research time were more likely to view timing of their research year(s) as contributory to their scholarly productivity (OR 2.89; 95 % CI 1.19-7.02). Conclusions: This study provides valuable descriptive data on the scholarly accomplishments of recent GYO fellows. Clinical division size and timing of research year(s) seem to positively impact scholarly productivity.