how many publications for GI fellowship?

[johnsmith130077]

How many publications are needed to match into a competitive GI fellowship if you are doing your residency from an average community program? And what kind of publications are needed? Do having case reports published help in getting GI fellowship?

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[CanIMakeIt]

How many publications are needed to match into a competitive GI fellowship if you are doing your residency from an average community program? And what kind of publications are needed? Do having case reports published help in getting GI fellowship?

For any competitive fellowship, publications are important. It is the quality rather than the quantity that matters. More well regarded the journal, the better it is. Case reports are at the bottom of the totem pole - won't help and won't hurt either. Case-poster-presentations are the same way. But, they both show interest in the field.

If you can get started with a clinical research project and get something published will be better; and depending on where you are applying, if you any prior basic science research projects, they will help.

Basically, all you are trying to show is that you are interested in research and have potential to make it in academic career (even though most will go into private)

 

[johnsmith130077]

does the same apply to get into GI at a smaller program vs a big university name?

 

[Biliary Tree]

does the same apply to get into GI at a smaller program vs a big university name?

Yes. There were 277 applicants that didn't match this year. Regardless of the quality of the program, it's all competitive.

 

[NoChanges]

This may seem naive, but how exactly can a resident get an article published as first author if he only has like 2 months to do so. I'm sure that's not enough time to design a study or implement it. Would the faculty give a resident a paper about something he already did so he'd write it? is that the way it usually works?

 

[VCMM414]

You are right, there's the big challenge. It is why most resident level projects are chart reviews and not clinical trials. The faculty would come up with an idea, then you are expected to implement it and write the manuscript (under supervision of course).

 

[johnsmith130077]

Can you please elaborate what you meant by chart reviews?

 

[VCMM414]

Chart reviews are as they sound: studies that involve reviewing patients' medical records for information that you need to answer your hypotheses.

Another type of study that is relatively fast to complete is database-based project using either large national databases like the NIS or smaller institution based repositories. Or, if you have the time, you can compile your own databases using your institution's own medical records. Either way, you will need to be statistically savvy for this type of projects, or have available the help of a statistician. Hopefully, your attending can help you brainstorm for ideas, and interpret statistical analysis results.

 

[sluggs]

Three.

 

[johnsmith130077]

u mean just 3 publications for gi fellowship are sufficient?

 

[Gastrapathy]

u mean just 3 publications for gi fellowship are sufficient?

3.7

Its getting that 0.7 thats tricky.

Seriously, there is no specific number but you need to do something. The standard for abstracts to ACG is pretty darn low.

 

[pandoraone]

If you can get started with a clinical research project and get something published will be better; and depending on where you are applying, if you any prior basic science research projects, they will help.)

So basic science is valued 'more'? If you have basic science pubs from med school does that help?