D. P. Milgrom1, H. Abduljabar2, B. Kiel2, N. Valsangkar1, L. G. Koniaris1 1Indiana University School Of Medicine,Surgery,Indianapolis, IN, USA 2Indiana University School Of Medicine,Indianapolis, IN, USA
Introduction: The American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) is a prestigious organzition dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of pediatric surgery. The membership is comprised of university-based and non-university based surgeons. We sought to evaluate the academic productivity of the members of the (APSA) with respect to their affiliation.
Methods: Academic metrics including numbers of publications, citations, and NIH funding history were determined for the 705 members of the APSA, using SCOPUS, NIH RePORT, and the grantome© online databases.
Results: APSA membership included 365 non-university and 340 university members. Among the APSA, publications (P), citations (C), three-year citations (3YC), and H-index (H) for university members were P: 61.6±64.8, C: 1353.9±1884.1, 3YC: 315.6±494.0, and H: 16.7±11.0 compared with P±SD: 31.8±40.2, C: 803.8±2670.5, 3YC: 147.8±394.8, and H: 11.48±9.7 for non-university members, p < 0.05 [Table 1]. University positions were associated with increased rates of NIH funding, with 15.3% of university members having NIH funding, compared to 4.9% of non-university members. The most common grant type among non-university members was an F32, comprising 35% of grants for non-university members. Among the university members, assistant professors most commonly had F32s comprising 33% of their grants, associate professors most commonly had R21 grants, comprising 31% of their grants, and professors most commonly had R01 grants, comprising 39.3% of their grants. Professors were most likely to have NIH funding (23.3%), followed by associate professors (13.4%), assistant professors (8.8%), and finally non-university members (4.9%).
Conclusion: While university members of the APSA have overall higher levels of academic productivity than non-university members, non-university continue to be productive and obtain extramural funding, including NIH funding.
