title: Pharmacy resident publication success: factors of success based on abstracts from a regional meeting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the publication rate among pharmacy resident research projects in a region of the United States and to compare characteristics of published and unpublished projects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research project abstracts from the Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference in 2003, 2005, and 2007 were reviewed. Two independent investigators collected all study data. Data on residency year, state, institution, study design, and whether results were reported were extracted from available abstracts. Publication rate was determined systematically using a search algorithm within the following databases: Scopus, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), and MEDLINE (PubMed). Kappa-statistic was used to determine inter-rater variability. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze nominal and continuous data. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine characteristics of publication success. Sensitivity analysis was performed on projects that were successfully published.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Information was extracted from 655 abstracts in which 76 abstracts were published (11.4%). Publication rate trended down over the three years analyzed (2003=12.9%, 2005=12.2%, 2007=9.9%; p=0.57). Study design (interventional, observational, cross-sectional, or service development, p=0.115), direction of inquiry (prospective or retrospective; p=0.146), intervention of interest (drug, human, or other; p=0.096), results in abstract (p=0.096), and institution type (university-affiliated, veterans affairs, community-hospital, or retail; p=0.001) were entered into the multivariate model. Cross-sectional design (odds ratio (OR) 3.6), human (OR 1.9) and other (OR 2.1) interventions, as well as university-affiliated residency (OR 2.6) remained significant for publication success. The mean time to publication from abstract to presentation was 24.5 months, and 83% of projects were published within pharmacy journals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Publication rate of pharmacy resident research projects presented at the Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference is low, but it is consistent with other regions of the United States. Study design and study outcomes may influence chance of project publication as well as institution-type, which may have unique research resources, training, and mentorship.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Stranges
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, Scott.Vouri@stlcop.edu , .
authors.forename: Scott Martin
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Vouri
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Mallory
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crain
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erdbruegger
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindauer
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reich
keywords: Residency training; publication success