Predictors of Career Choice in Academic Medicine Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

Abstract

residency program directors thoroughly screen applicant data, selecting those applicants who will be most successful dur-ing the residency. Although the most important consider-ation for program directors is choosing residents whowill obtain competence and will pass the orthopaedic board examinations, many applicants are chosen also for their ability to contribute to the field through leadership, research, and teaching. Previous studies have analyzed attitudes of orthopae-dic residents toward research and university-based careers1. Primary authorship of a publication and past research experience were associated with a greater interest in future research1. How-ever, to the best of our knowledge, no study has been done to identify predictors of orthopaedic residents who actually ob-tain faculty positions in a university-based setting. We hypothesized that predictive factors exist for ortho-paedic surgery residents who choose a university-based career. This study looked at both academic and socioeconomic criteria to identify factors that predict residents becoming assistant professors, associate professors, full professors, program direc-tors, or program chairs. Materials and Methods This study was approved by the institutional review board. It was performed in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations.

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