Pre-residency research productivity and its impact on admission to top-tier U.S. residency programs: a meta-analysis across specialties in surgical education
Pre-residency research productivity may confer a measurable advantage for admission into top-tier U.S. residency programs. These findings underscore the strategic value of sustained and impactful scholarly contributions, while challenging the traditional emphasis on first-author publications.
Authors
- Xiaohong Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-7758)
- Changjun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-4679)
- Feng Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7896-4809)
- Yan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0854-899X)
- Qiang Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-8777)
- Yidong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-1117)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08311-3
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00