PubMed · 6696685
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B J Bailey. 1984. Fellowship training.. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1984.00800280003001
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the postgraduate achievements of graduates of the University of Tasmania Medical School. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire survey in October 1994 and March and May 1995. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: 262 of the 400 medical graduates of the University of Tasmania who graduated between 1970 and 1983 for whom addresses were held (65.5% response rate). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Achievement of postgraduate qualifications; senior hospital and university appointments; publications in the medical literature; practice location (rural or urban); and sex distribution. RESULTS: College fellowships had been obtained by 56%, other formal postgraduate qualifications by 24%. MDs or PhDs by 7%, senior hospital appointments by 46%, and senior university appointments by 21%; 30% had published in the medical literature. Equal proportions of men and women had obtained postgraduate qualifications, but women were less likely to have a college fellowship, a senior hospital or university appointment, or to have published (P < 0.05). 56% worked in Tasmania, and of the 95% working in Australia 17% were in rural or remote locations. CONCLUSIONS: More than two-thirds of Tasmanian medical graduates achieved postgraduate qualifications and a small majority were practising in Tasmania. Postgraduate career path was significantly influenced by the sex of the graduates.
OBJECTIVE: We performed this study to determine whether applicants to the body and breast/body imaging fellowship programs at our institution misrepresented their publications in their applications or curricula vitae, as has been reported recently regarding applicants for gastroenterology fellowships. We also wanted to alert program directors to this issue. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For each applicant in 1992-1995, every article cited on an application form or curriculum vitae as published or in press was cross-referenced with computer databases or the actual journals. RESULTS: Of 201 applicants, 87 (43%) listed at least one article citation (total citations, 261; mean number of citations, 3.0; maximum number of citations, 20). Of 261 citations, 39 (15%) could not be verified. Seven articles (listed by six applicants) did not appear in print 16-30 months after being listed as in press; six citations (by six applicants) put the applicant's name higher on the authorship list than was actually true; two articles (by two applicants) were not in the location cited or elsewhere; and 24 articles (by 14 applicants) were listed as appearing in journals that could not be found. The first three categories were judged as misrepresentations of publications; the fourth category was judged indeterminate for misrepresentation. CONCLUSION: A minimum of 16% (14/87) of applicants to the body and breast/body imaging fellowship programs at our institution who cited publications, or 7% of all 201 applicants in the time studied, appear to have misrepresented their publication record. Program directors should be aware of the possible means for prevention of this problem.