Abstract HUP12: Promoting Scholarly Activity Of Trainees In Vascular Neurology And Bridging Gender Gaps In Stroke Publications Through Team Science

Introduction: Scholarly activity is important to achieving academic and clinical proficiency during residency and fellowship and an ACGME requirement. Team science is known to propel research productivity, but we found few programs within neurology using team science to promote scholarly productivity. Also, studies report that women are often under-represented as first or co-authors within publications. CREST is a team-science initiative developed and implemented in 2018 that is based on research-supported determinants shown to improve scholarly activity and involvement among trainees within vascular neurology. Here we assessed whether implementing the CREST Initiative improved involvement in scholarly activity amongst neurology residents and fellows in the field of vascular neurology by assessing the number of publications residents and fellows co-authored within the field of vascular neurology and the representation of women as first or co-authors of those publications following the introduction of CREST. Methods: This study used PubMed as a search engine for publications. Articles were included in data analysis if published between 2015-2021 by a Vascular Neurology faculty member, and authorship included at least one neurology resident or stroke fellow. Linear regression with Graph Pad was used for statistical analysis. Results: From 2015 to 2022, the number of stroke publications per academic year, including residents or fellows as authors or co-authors, increased from 0 per year to 9 per year, which linear regression demonstrated was a significant increase (βo 2.726, [Confidence Interval 2.130 - 3.283], R2 0.8854). Similarly, linear regression demonstrated that the number of women included as co-authors or first authors in publications increased from 0 in 2015 to 5 in 2022(βo 18.30, [Confidence Interval 15.56 - 21.04], R2 0.9722). Inpatient clinical service weeks did not change significantly over time (p-value 0.9485). Conclusion: Results of this study highlight the significance of initiatives geared toward career development and research in successfully promoting scholarly activity in post-graduate education.