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Director of Divisional Research: A New Role for Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a designated director of research on the output of presentations and publications from a large division of academic obstetric and gynecologic specialists.

 

Background: In June 2017, a senior faculty member was recruited as research director for the division of Gynecologic and Obstetric Specialists at an academic institution. The role allocated forty percent time for mentorship of divisional faculty with research study design, Institutional Review Board [IRB] protocol submission, study oversight, statistical analysis, presentation, and manuscript completion.

 

Methods: The business model included plans for critical comparison of divisional research output including the number of IRB submissions, scientific presentations and publications after three years. A Cochrane Armitage test for trend was performed using 2017 as the baseline comparison. P < .05 was considered statistically significant.

 

Results: From July 2017 to June 2020, there were 26 faculty members in the division.  Comparing 2020 to 2017, IRB protocols increased 29% (9 versus 7, respectively), research presentations increased 108% (25 versus 12, respectively) and publications increased 182% (31 versus 11, respectively) [Figure]. When the trend in total research presentations and publications over the 3 academic years of 2020 to 2017 were compared, the increase was statistically significant, P = .02.

 

Metric

 

2017-2018

 

2018-2019

 

2019-2020

 

% Change

 

IRB Submission

 

7

 

7

 

9

 

29

 

Presentations

 

12

 

18

 

25

 

108

 

Publications

 

11

 

21

 

31

 

182

Total Publications and Presentations

 

23

 

39

 

56

 

143

 P=.02

 

Discussions: In our division, creation of the director of divisional research role and early identification of specific outcome measures statistically increased the output of divisional research projects, presentations and publications over three years. The provision of adequate non-clinical

Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2021, Faculty, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, CME,

General Information


Intended
Audience
Faculty,
Competencies
Addressed
Professionalism,Systems-Based Practice & Improvement,
Educational
Continuum
CME,
Educational
Focus
Clinical Focus

Author Information

Laurie Swaim, MD, Baylor College of Medicine; Mark Turrentine, MD; Michele Birsinger, MBA; Michael Belfort, MD, PhD

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