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. 2015 Nov-Dec;7(6):780-786.
doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2015.08.017.

Pharmacy resident publication success: factors of success based on abstracts from a regional meeting

Paul M Stranges  1 , Scott Martin Vouri  2 , Frances Bergfeld  1 , Mallory Crain  1 , Neha Jindal  1 , Megan Erdbruegger  1 , Sarah Lindauer  1 , Zachary Mueller  1 , Ashley Reich  1
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Pharmacy resident publication success: factors of success based on abstracts from a regional meeting

Paul M Stranges et al. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2015 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the publication rate among pharmacy resident research projects in a region of the United States and to compare characteristics of published and unpublished projects.

Methods: Research project abstracts from the Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference in 2003, 2005, and 2007 were reviewed. Two independent investigators collected all study data. Data on residency year, state, institution, study design, and whether results were reported were extracted from available abstracts. Publication rate was determined systematically using a search algorithm within the following databases: Scopus, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), and MEDLINE (PubMed). Kappa-statistic was used to determine inter-rater variability. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze nominal and continuous data. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine characteristics of publication success. Sensitivity analysis was performed on projects that were successfully published.

Results: Information was extracted from 655 abstracts in which 76 abstracts were published (11.4%). Publication rate trended down over the three years analyzed (2003=12.9%, 2005=12.2%, 2007=9.9%; p=0.57). Study design (interventional, observational, cross-sectional, or service development, p=0.115), direction of inquiry (prospective or retrospective; p=0.146), intervention of interest (drug, human, or other; p=0.096), results in abstract (p=0.096), and institution type (university-affiliated, veterans affairs, community-hospital, or retail; p=0.001) were entered into the multivariate model. Cross-sectional design (odds ratio (OR) 3.6), human (OR 1.9) and other (OR 2.1) interventions, as well as university-affiliated residency (OR 2.6) remained significant for publication success. The mean time to publication from abstract to presentation was 24.5 months, and 83% of projects were published within pharmacy journals.

Conclusion: Publication rate of pharmacy resident research projects presented at the Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference is low, but it is consistent with other regions of the United States. Study design and study outcomes may influence chance of project publication as well as institution-type, which may have unique research resources, training, and mentorship.

Keywords: Residency training; publication success.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors disclose no financial or any other conflicts of interests in this manuscript

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