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Surgical academic reach: the higher degree effect quantified.

Chris Brown¹, Tarig Abdelrahman¹, Charlotte Thomas¹

¹Wales Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education Deanery School of Surgery, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

Postgraduate Medical Journal

|December 1, 2017

Summary

Higher degrees significantly boost academic achievements for surgical trainees. Pursuing research degrees enhances publication counts, citations, and overall academic profiles, strengthening career credentials.

Keywords:

education and training medical education training

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Medical Education
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Academic Publishing

Background:

General surgery trainees require peer-reviewed publications for certification.
A trend away from higher research degrees post-Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) is observed.
This study evaluates academic achievements of UK surgical trainees after MMC.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the academic achievements of UK surgical trainees.
To determine the benefits of higher degree study for surgical trainees.
To evaluate the impact of research degrees on academic profiles.

Main Methods:

Utilized Scopus database for academic profiles of 101 trainees.
Supplemented data with Intercollegiate Surgical Programme Curriculum information.
Measured publication numbers, citations, and Hirsch indices (HI).

Main Results:

Trainees with higher degrees (36.6%) showed stronger academic profiles.
Median publications: 16 (higher degree) vs. 2 (no degree).
Hirsch indices were sixfold higher for trainees with higher degrees.

Conclusions:

Higher degrees significantly enhance professional academic credentials for surgical trainees.
Academic metrics like publication count and citations are substantially improved.
Awareness of these benefits is crucial for educational program planning.