Journal article
Financial Relationships in General Surgery Education: Recent Trends in Industry Payments to General Surgery Residency Leadership
Journal of surgical education, Vol.81(2), pp.210-218
02/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.11.002
PMID: 38160119
Abstract
Residency programs and their directors frequently receive funding from industry payers. Both general surgery residency program directors (PDs) and assistant program directors (APDs) receive industry funding for various reasons, including educational advancement. This study investigates recent trends in industry payments to both PDs and APDs to better understand the financial relationships among leaders in residency education.
We compared industry payments to general surgery residency PDs and APDs from 2019 to 2021 utilizing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) open payments database. In addition, secondary analyses were performed among PDs to assess differences based on gender, practicing surgical specialty, and geographical region.
During the study period (2019-2021), PDs received payments amounting to 2,882,821 USD. PDs were found to receive more funding than APDs, with each receiving average funding of 10,045 vs. 323 USD (p < 0.01), respectively, over the study period. There was a significant decrease in total payments from 2019 to 2020 (1,512,190 vs. 868,811 USD; p < 0.01). Total payments made in 2021 were similar compared to 2020 (905,836 vs. 868,811 USD; p = 0.1). We found that male PDs received significantly more in-industry payments when compared to female PDs (11,702 USD per PD vs. 3971 USD per PD, p < 0.01).
This study presents initial data that residency program leadership has robust biomedical industry relationships, and further research is warranted to investigate the impacts of these payments on program resources, educational opportunities for residents, and program outcomes. Male PDs received significantly more industry payments when compared to female PDs. Leaders in the surgical training community must cautiously ensure that these industry relationships are appropriately navigated.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Financial Relationships in General Surgery Education: Recent Trends in Industry Payments to General Surgery Residency Leadership
- Creators
- Hassan Aziz - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsDiana Hockett - Lahey Medical CenterLawrence Feng - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsShriya Kane - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsNicole Segalini - Tufts UniversityNiklas Hase - Tufts UniversityMuneera R Kapadia - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJulia Shelton - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of surgical education, Vol.81(2), pp.210-218
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.11.002
- PMID
- 38160119
- ISSN
- 1931-7204
- eISSN
- 1878-7452
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/29/2023
- Date published
- 02/2024
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984539649902771
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