Publication productivity among international medical graduates and U.S. medical graduates in neurosurgery: A comparative assessment using the arms race control score - PubMed
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- The study compares publication productivity between international medical graduates (IMGs) and U.S. medical graduates (US MDs) in neurosurgery using the Arms Race Control Score (ARCS).
- IMGs had significantly higher total number of publications (TNRAP), cumulative publication value units (cPVU), and cumulative ARCS (cARCS) compared to US MDs.
- No significant difference was found in the high effort activity index (HEAI) between IMGs and US MDs, indicating similar proportions of high-effort publications.
- After adjusting for match year, IMGs were found to have 2.32-times higher TNRAP and produced articles with PVU > 1 at higher rates than US MDs.
- IMGs also had higher cPVU and cARCS scores (2.19-times and 2.12-times higher, respectively) compared to US MDs among those with scores above zero.
- The study concludes that IMGs demonstrate higher publication count and research effort than US MDs among neurosurgery residency applicants in the U.S.