PubMed-Indexed Productivity of Matched Orthopedic Surgery Applicants Before and After Step 1 Scoring Transition
This study provides the first validated analysis of PubMed-indexed research output before and after the Step 1 transition. These findings can inform future studies across specialties as research output becomes increasingly central to residency selection.
Authors
- Uzondu F. Agochukwu
- Arjun Bhatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5291-1314)
- Asim A. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-8825)
- Thomas M Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9334-6494)
- Akshar Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2524-6061)
- J. Bruce McClain
- Y. Patel
- Abdullah B Chandasir
- Ali Abolhassani
Institutions
- Augusta University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90388
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00