Publication characteristics of successful dermatology applicants from 2020 through 2022

Summary: This study aimed to determine the publication characteristics and trends of successful dermatology applicants from 2020 to 2022. The analysis included all dermatology residents who began their training between 2020 and 2022 in a retrospective cohort study. Dermatology residencies were collected from FREIDA and demographic data was collected from each program’s website. Publication data was obtained from SCOPUS. During the study period, there were a total of 1395 successful dermatology applicants with 2766 publications included in final analysis. There was a statistically significant trend for increased total publications (p=0.004), dermatology publications (p=0.005), the publication of original research (p=0.013) and review articles (p=0.002) and serving as either the first (p=0.019) or second (p=0.015) author amongst successful dermatology applicants. Those applicants who attended a medical school ranked in the top 20 for NIH grant funding had statistically significant more total publications (p<0.001), publications on research outside of dermatology (p<0.001), original research publications (p<0.001), and acted in the first (p<0.001) or other author positions (p=0.025) as compared to applicants who did not attend a top 20 school in NIH grant funding. Those who match at a university-based program also have statistically significant more total publications (p<0.001), dermatology publications (p<0.001), original research (p<0.001), and first authorship manuscripts (p<0.001) as compared to those who match at a community-based residency program. From 2020 through 2022, an upward trend in publications has been seen amongst successful dermatology applicants. Those who attend a medical school who rank in the top 20 for NIH funding have more publications than those applicants who attend a school outside of this ranking. Applicants who match at a university based residency are also more likely to have more publications than those who match at a community based residency. Madeleine Dumke¹, Elliot Jensen¹, Madison Golla¹, Aris Shino¹, Caitlyn Cooper¹, Angela Schraml¹, Joshua Ballard¹, Kyle Gardner¹, Kim Phan¹, Daniele Kennedy¹, John Ashurst¹ 1. Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States. Minoritized Populations and Health Disparities Research