Publication Fate of Research Works Achieved During Master's Degree in Surgical Science in a French Survey

Alix Dhote; Pierre Puygrenier; Hadrien Tranchart; Christophe Penna; David Fuks; Martin Gaillard

doi:10.1007/s40670-023-01973-y

Publication Fate of Research Works Achieved During Master's Degree in Surgical Science in a French Survey

Med Sci Educ. 2024 Jan 19;34(2):363-370. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01973-y. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Alix Dhote^{1

2}, Pierre Puygrenier^{1

2}, Hadrien Tranchart^{3

4}, Christophe Penna^{4

5}, David Fuks^{1

2}, Martin Gaillard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Digestive, Hepatobiliary and Endocrine Surgery, Hôpital Cochin, APHP.Centre, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
² Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France.
³ Department of Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, APHP, Université Paris Saclay, 92140 Clamart, France.
⁴ Université Paris Saclay, Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
⁵ Department of Oncologic and Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Bicêtre, APHP, Université Paris Saclay, 94725 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

PMID: 38686154
PMCID: PMC11055823 (available on 2025-04-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-023-01973-y

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the publication fate of research projects performed during the research year by students enrolled in a Master's degree (MSc) of surgical science and to identify factors associated with subsequent publication. An anonymous online survey of 35 questions was sent to students enrolled in MSc of surgical science between 2013 and 2020. The questionnaire included student's characteristics, topic, and supervision of the research projects developed during the research year and dissemination of the research work. Data regarding publication was collected using PubMed database. Factors associated with publication were identified by univariate analysis. Among 361 students, 26% completed the survey. Among respondents, the publication rate of research projects was 53.7%. The median time interval between the end of the research year and the date of publication was 2 (1-3) years. The student was listed as a first author in 70.6% of publications. Factors associated with publication of the research work completed during the research year were student's previous publications (P = 0.041) and presentation of the research work in academic conferences (P = 0.005). The most mentioned cause for non-publication was the absence of completion of the research work. Among respondents, the publication rate of research works performed during the MSc was high, which emphasizes the quality of the work carried out by the students and their involvement. Significant efforts must be undertaken to encourage the enrollment of residents in scientific research.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-023-01973-y.

Keywords: Curriculum; Educational measurement; Internship and residency; Students, Medical; Surveys and questionnaires.

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