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Gastroenterology - Evolution of specialty choice in recent years

Publicated to:REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS. 109 (9): 614-618 - 2017-01-01 109(9), DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4977/2017

Authors: Curbelo, Jose; Maria Galvan-Roman, Jose; Sanchez-Lasheras, Fernando; Fernandez-Somoano, Ana; Villacampa, Tomas; Baladron, Jaime

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Asturias MIR Intens Course, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain - Author
Asturias Primary Care Training Course, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ La Princesa, Dept Internal Med, C Diego de Leon 62, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBER Epidemiol & Publ Hlth CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Oviedo, Dept Construct & Mfg Engn, Gijon, Asturias, Spain - Author
Univ Oviedo, Dept Med, IUOPA Area Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Introduction: Gastroenterology is one of the medical specialties offered to residency training candidates each year. This project analyzes the data associated with the choice of a Gastroenterology residency program in recent years. Material and methods: Data related to specialty selection were obtained from official reports with regard to the allocation of residency places by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality. Information was collected from various teaching centers via their training guides, the Spanish National Catalogue of Hospitals and the National Transplant Organization. Results: The median consecutive number involved in the choice of Gastroenterology training has decreased year after year, and this specialty is now positioned among the five most commonly selected residency programs in 2015. The median number of hospitals with a higher number of beds, adult liver transplantation activities and dedicated GI bleeding units is significantly lower. This is also true when centers are analyzed according to the presence of specific Gastroenterology on-call shifts for residents or their association with medical schools. Data from the past five years highlight Madrid, Aragon and the Basque Country as the autonomous communities where Gastroenterology is the most popular. Centers selected by candidates with the lowest median consecutive numbers from 20112015 included the university hospitals Ramon y Cajal, Santiago de Compostela and Gregorio Maranon. Conclusions: Gastroenterology has gradually escalated in the ranking of residency choices and is now one of the five most popular options. Potential residents prefer larger centers with complex-care patients and more research activity.

Keywords
Career choiceChoicChoiceFemaleGastroenterologyHumansInternship and residencyMaleMedical-studentsSatisfactioSpainSpecialization

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Gastroenterology & Hepatology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 2.05, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 1.72 (source consulted: Dimensions Apr 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-04-29, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 9
  • Europe PMC: 2
  • OpenCitations: 6
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-04-29:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 29 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.