Journal article
The Association of Women Surgeons research grant: An analysis of the first 25 years
The American journal of surgery, Vol.220(5), pp.1146-1150
11/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.067
PMID: 32718466
Abstract
The impact of the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Research Grant on academic productivity is unknown.
Grant applications were obtained from AWS archives. Applicant bibliometrics and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants were identified via public databases.
Twenty-four recipients between 1996 and 2020 and 68 nonrecipients between 2012 and 2017 were identified. $596,700 was awarded over the 25 years. Twenty-five percent of recipients subsequently acquired NIH funding amounting to $6,611,927.00, an 885–1008% return on investment. Compared to nonrecipients, grant recipients produced a greater mean number of publications (50.6 versus 36.4; p = 0.05), had a higher h-index (15.92 versus 10.7; p = 0.01), and were cited in higher impact factor journals (6.32 versus 3.9; p = 0.02).
Overall, previous AWS Research Grant recipients were more likely to become more impactful surgeon-scientists, as indicated by a higher post-award rate of NIH funding, total number of publications, and h-index than nonrecipients.
•Recipients obtained more federal funding in the future than nonrecipients.•Federal monies received represented 885–1008% return on investment.•Recipients produced more publications and had a higher h-index than nonrecipients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Association of Women Surgeons research grant: An analysis of the first 25 years
- Creators
- Saamia Shaikh - Nova Southeastern UniversityJuliet Emamaullee - University of Southern CaliforniaGeeta Lal - University of IowaLuz Rodriguez - Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterMarybeth Hughes - Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolLeah C. Tatebe - Rush University Medical CenterAssociation of Women Surgeons (AWS) Grants and Fellowship Committee
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of surgery, Vol.220(5), pp.1146-1150
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.067
- PMID
- 32718466
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
- eISSN
- 1879-1883
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100005409, name: AWS; DOI: 10.13039/100009933, name: Ethicon, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2020
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322940502771
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