Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years

Objective: To see the rate of publication of postgraduate residents' dissertation. Method: The single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised research publications from the residents of the departments of Surgery and...

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Main Authors: Ainulakbar Mughal, Syed Akbar Abbas, Abdul Basit Shah Vargad, Muhammad Wasif, Soubia Akhtar, Ayesha Abbasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6128
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author Ainulakbar Mughal
Syed Akbar Abbas
Abdul Basit Shah Vargad
Muhammad Wasif
Soubia Akhtar
Ayesha Abbasi
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Syed Akbar Abbas
Abdul Basit Shah Vargad
Muhammad Wasif
Soubia Akhtar
Ayesha Abbasi
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description Objective: To see the rate of publication of postgraduate residents' dissertation. Method: The single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised research publications from the residents of the departments of Surgery and Medicine who graduated between 2005 and 2020. The surgical subspecialties included Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery. Data comprised demographics, current institution, current designation, information on dissertation/paper publication, topic of study, year of completion of dissertation, input from the research department, delay in exam due to incomplete dissertation and whether the paper got published in national or international journal. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 103 subjects, 70(68%) were males and 33(32%) were females, while 73(70.8%) belonged to surgical specialties and 30(29.2%) were from non-surgical specialties. Of the 22(22.9%) who were able to convert, 12(54.5%) publications were carried by national peer-reviewed journals, while 10(45.4%) were carried by international journals; 9(40.9%) unpaid peer review journals and 13(59.1%) paid journals. Delay in exam due to incomplete dissertation was faced by only 16(16.6%) candidates. Conclusion: The rate of publication for resident dissertation was found to be low. Continuous...
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spelling doaj.art-7b5f7092f2b24b779db3c81c4c49a65d2023-05-25T04:22:56ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822022-02-01720110.47391/JPMA.AKU-09Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 yearsAinulakbar Mughal0Syed Akbar Abbas1Abdul Basit Shah Vargad2Muhammad Wasif3Soubia Akhtar4Ayesha Abbasi5Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Department of Head and Neck Surgery Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, KarachiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: To see the rate of publication of postgraduate residents' dissertation. Method: The single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised research publications from the residents of the departments of Surgery and Medicine who graduated between 2005 and 2020. The surgical subspecialties included Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery. Data comprised demographics, current institution, current designation, information on dissertation/paper publication, topic of study, year of completion of dissertation, input from the research department, delay in exam due to incomplete dissertation and whether the paper got published in national or international journal. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 103 subjects, 70(68%) were males and 33(32%) were females, while 73(70.8%) belonged to surgical specialties and 30(29.2%) were from non-surgical specialties. Of the 22(22.9%) who were able to convert, 12(54.5%) publications were carried by national peer-reviewed journals, while 10(45.4%) were carried by international journals; 9(40.9%) unpaid peer review journals and 13(59.1%) paid journals. Delay in exam due to incomplete dissertation was faced by only 16(16.6%) candidates. Conclusion: The rate of publication for resident dissertation was found to be low. Continuous... https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6128
spellingShingle Ainulakbar Mughal
Syed Akbar Abbas
Abdul Basit Shah Vargad
Muhammad Wasif
Soubia Akhtar
Ayesha Abbasi
Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
title Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
title_full Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
title_fullStr Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
title_full_unstemmed Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
title_short Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years
title_sort rates of publication of fcps dissertations in international and national peer review journals among residents at akuh a cross sectional review of 15 years
url https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/6128
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