The pediatric surgeon-scientist: An evolving breed or endangered phenotype?

Autor: Shah NR; University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4211, USA. Electronic address: nikhilsh@med.umich.edu., Burgi K; University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA., Lotakis DM; University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4211, USA., Matusko N; University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4211, USA., Newman EA; University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4211, USA., Gadepalli SK; University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4211, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2024 Oct; Vol. 236, pp. 115757. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.04.028
Abstrakt: Introduction: National Institute of Health (NIH) funding is a "gold-standard" of achievement; we examined trends in NIH-funded pediatric surgeons.
Methods: NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) was queried for American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) members (2012 vs 2022). Demographics and time-to-award (TTA) from fellowship were compared. Number of grants, funding allotment, award classification, administering institutes/centers, research type were studied.
Results: Thirty-eight (4.6%) APSA members were NIH-funded in 2012 compared to 37 (2.9%) in 2022. Of funded surgeons in 2022, 27% were repeat awardees from 2012. TTA was similar (12 vs 14years, p=0.109). At each point, awards were commonly R01 grants (40 vs 52%, p ​= ​0.087) and basic science-related (76 vs 63%, p = ​0.179). Awardees were predominantly men (82% in 2012 vs 78% in 2022, p=0.779) and White (82% in 2012 vs 76% in 2022, p=0.586). Median amount per grant increased: $254,980 (2012) to $364,025 (2022); by $96,711 for men and $390,911 for women. Median awards for White surgeons increased by $215,699 (p=0.035), and decreased by $30,074 for non-White surgeons, though not significantly (p=0.368).
Conclusion: The landscape of NIH-funded pediatric surgeons has remained unchanged between time points. With a substantial number of repeat awardees, predominance of R01 grants, and a median TTA over a decade after fellowship graduation, the phenotypes of early career pediatric surgeon-scientists are facing academic endangerment.
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