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- Title
The Impact of Global Collaboration on the Academic Focus of the West African College of Surgeons: Are Worldwide Efforts Aligning with Local Priorities?
- Authors
Hoffman, Gary S.; Parvin-Nejad, Fatemeh P.; Linz, Matthew S.; Salter, S. Elina; Goydos, Christopher; Padmanaban, Vennila; Nwomeh, Benedict C.; Mshelbwala, Philip M.; Sifri, Ziad C.
- Abstract
Background: Global collaboration has the potential to induce a shift in research focus away from the priorities of those in low- and low-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs). This study quantified international collaboration among surgery publications by Fellows of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and investigated if collaboration with upper-middle-income and high-income countries (UMICs and HICs) decreases the homophily of research focus. Methods: Publications by WACS surgery Fellows from 1960 to 2019 were characterized as local WACS publications, collaborative publications without UMIC/HIC participation, or collaborative publications with UMIC/HIC participation. Research topics were determined for each publication, and topic percentages were compared between collaboration groups. Results: We analyzed 5065 publications. Most (3690 publications, 73%) were local WACS publications, while 742 (15%) were collaborative publications with UMIC/HIC participation and 633 (12%) were collaborative publications without UMIC/HIC participation. UMIC/HIC collaborations contributed to 49% of the increase (378 out of 766 publications) from 2000 to 2019. Topic homophily was significantly lower between local WACS publications and collaborations with UMIC/HIC participation (differed in nine research topics) than it was between local WACS publications and collaborations without UMIC/HIC participation (differed in two research topics). Conclusions: Publications without international collaboration comprise most WACS research, but the rate of UMIC/HIC collaborations is rapidly increasing. We found that UMIC/HIC collaborations decreased the homophily of topic focus in WACS publications, indicating that global collaborations need to have greater emphasis on the priorities of those in LICs and LMICs.
- Subjects
HIGH-income countries; SURGEONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL education
- Publication
World Journal of Surgery, 2023, Vol 47, Issue 10, p2319
- ISSN
0364-2313
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-023-07075-5