title: Outcomes of mentored, grant-funded fellowship training in haemostasis /thrombosis: findings from a nested case-control survey study.
abstract: Successful strategies by which to effectively recruit and retain academic subspecialists in benign haematology have not been established. To evaluate the effectiveness of a grant-funded, mentored fellowship with respect to retention and early career goals in haemostasis/thrombosis, we sought to compare outcomes for graduates of a grant-funded, mentored fellowship training programme in haemostasis/thrombosis [the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)-Baxter Clinical Fellowship Award] during conventional haematology/oncology fellowship training (cases), vs. their training peers who were graduates of conventional haematology/oncology fellowship training alone (controls), via a nested case-control survey study. Survey response rate was 85% (11/13) for cases and 90% (9/10) for controls. All respondents had pursued careers in academic haematology/oncology. Median (range) percent time spent in benign haematology postfellowship was 98% (70-100%) for cases vs. 0% (0-20%) for controls. Time spent in research was significantly greater among cases than controls (median 80% [range: 42-90%] vs. 55% [10-80%], respectively; P = 0.01). By years 3-4 postfellowship, median annual number of peer-reviewed publications was higher for cases than controls (3.5 vs. 1.0; P = 0.01). Cases were also more successful in grant funding (including K-awards). These data suggest that a grant-funded, mentored fellowship training programme in haemostasis/thrombosis may be superior to conventional haematology/oncology fellowship training alone with respect to outcomes of retention in clinical care/research, early-career grant funding and publication productivity.
authors: Section of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation and the Mountain States Regional Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045-0507, USA. neil.goldenberg@ucdenver.edu
authors: N A
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authors: Goldenberg
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kruse-Jarres
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authors: N
authors: Frick
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Pipe
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Leissinger
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Kessler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002321:Career Choice; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006405:Hematology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data