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Global distribution and career outcomes of international fellows trained in Canadian gynecologic oncology programs.

Authors :
Touhami O
De Guerke L
Teo Fortin LA
Foo J
Provencher D
Samouelian V
Cormier B
Lau S
Salvador S
Gotlieb W
Gilbert L
Laframboise S
Altman AD
Ghatage P
Brar H
Kwon J
Le T
Sebastianelli A
Fokom Domgue J
Plante M
Source :
Gynecologic oncology reports [Gynecol Oncol Rep] 2024 Sep 16; Vol. 56, pp. 101512. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 16 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Objective: We assessed the global distribution and academic, administrative and research outcomes of international fellows (IFs) trained in Canadian gynecologic oncology (GO) programs.<br />Methods: A web-based survey was sent to IFs who completed GO training in Canada. Using the Web of science database, we identified the publication list, citation record and H-index of IFs and classified them according to their region of practice: high-income countries (HIC), middle income countries (MIC), and low-income countries (LIC).<br />Results: From 1996 to 2020, 81 IFs from 23 countries were trained in English-speaking (62,9%) and French-speaking Canadian universities (37,1%). Most IFs came from HIC (87,6%) and none from LIC. Only 12 IFs (14,8%) are now practicing in Canada. Of the 55 IFs who completed the survey (response rate: 67,9%), the majority (58,2%) reported working in an academic hospital and 29,1% were holding an executive position in a national scholar organization. IFs participated in mentoring residents (96.4 %) and medical students (83,6%) and 36,3% initiated a GO fellowship program in their home country. 67,3% of IFs were involved in international research collaboration and 52,7% participated in international clinical trials. The mean number of publications (22,36 vs 7,75, p = 0.007), citations (369,15 vs 45,12 p = 0.0006) and H-Index (6,88 vs 2,37 p = 0.0001) were significantly higher among IFs working in HIC compared to those in MIC. Most IFs (98,2%) recommended their Canadian GO fellowship program to a colleague from their home country.<br />Conclusion: Most IFs trained in Canadian GO fellowship programs returned to their home countries and achieved important milestones in terms of academic, clinical and research accomplishments.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2352-5789
Volume :
56
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Gynecologic oncology reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39386924
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2024.101512