Abstract Title:
Impact of Medical School Longitudinal Research Program in Post-Graduate Research Productivity

Background
In 2004, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) implemented a novel, mandatory research curriculum for medical students titled the Longitudinal Research Project (LRP). Under faculty mentorship, medical students construct an individualized scholarly research project that must be completed prior to graduation. This study evaluates the long-term implications of the LRP by analyzing post-graduate research productivity following the implementation of this unique research curriculum.

Methods
This retrospective study analyzed publication data from 2007-2020 on UPSOM graduates before and after LRP implementation in 2004. Each graduate’s respective publication(s) were identified via PubMed’s Advanced Search Builder with a time frame that began from one-year to seven-years post-graduation. Confounders were identified using bivariate analyses and incorporated into final multivariate regression models. The cross-sectional time series cohort was analyzed using multivariate linear mixed effects modeling with significance set to 0.05 via STATA 16 statistical software.

Results
1,022 medical school graduates met inclusion criteria. Of which, 278 graduated prior to 2008 (pre-LRP), while 744 graduated in 2008 or later (post-LRP). The average rate of publications annually was 0.47 + 1.43 pre-LRP & 0.57 + 1.40 post-LRP. According to multivariate linear-mixed effects results, post-LRP medical school graduates exhibited a greater average annual publication rate than pre-LRP medical student graduates (ß = 0.10, 95%CI: 0.03 – 0.17, p = 0.008). The average probability of at least one publication in a given year was 22% (95%CI: 0.21 – 0.23) pre-LRP & 27% (95%CI:0.25 – 0.28) post-LRP. The average probability of at least one first author publication in a given year was 12.2% (95% CI: 0.12 – 0.13) pre-LRP & 15% (95% CI:0.14 – 0.16) post-LRP.

Conclusion
Medical school graduates who partook in a mandatory, longitudinal research program in a medical school curriculum exhibited a greater average annual publication rate than pre-LRP medical graduates early on in their post-graduate careers. This study suggests that implementing a mandatory LRP within a medical school’s curriculum may increase meaningful research productivity and progression of clinical science for young physicians beyond the curriculum.



Impact of Medical School Longitudinal Research Program in Post-Graduate Research Productivity

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