Table 1. Characteristics of ASOPRS-Accredited OPRS Fellowship Program Directors.
ASOPRS: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, OPRS: ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, SD: standard deviation, PhD: Doctor of Philosophy, USA: United States of America, NIH: National Institutes of Health
aProportion of program directors who completed medical school, residency, fellowship, or all three at an institution affiliated with the program at which they served as fellowship program director
| Demographic Characteristics | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 58.48 ± 9.55 years |
| Clinical Experience (Mean ± SD) | 32.78 ± 10.13 years |
| Female (% (n)) | 11.11% (6) |
| Educational Backgrounds | |
| MD (% (n)) | 100% (54) |
| PhD (% (n)) | 5.56% (3) |
| Master’s Degree (% (n)) | 3.70% (2) |
| Medical School in the USA (% (n)) | 96.30% (52) |
| Residency in the USA (% (n)) | 100% (54) |
| Additional Fellowship (% (n)) | 29.63% (16) |
| Length of Subspecialty Training (mean ± SD) | 1.83 ± 0.67 years |
| Program Affiliationsa | |
| Medical School (% (n)) | 20.37% (11) |
| Residency (% (n)) | 20.37% (11) |
| Fellowship (% (n)) | 31.48% (17) |
| All (% (n)) | 9.26% (5) |
| Academic Positions | |
| Affiliate/Adjunct or No Academic Rank (% (n)) | 12.96% (7) |
| Assistant Professor (% (n)) | 1.85% (1) |
| Associate Professor (% (n)) | 29.62% (15) |
| Professor (% (n)) | 53.70% (29) |
| Department Chair (% (n)) | 3.70% (2) |
| Endowed Positions (% (n)) | 16.67% (9) |
| Scholarly Achievements | |
| Publications (Mean ± SD) | 92.78 ± 72.14 |
| H-Index (± SD) | 19.30 ± 10.72 |
| Five-Year H-Index (± SD) | 4.85 ± 5.11 |
| M-Quotient (± SD) | 0.63 ± 0.32 |
| NIH Funded (% (n)) | 7.41% (4) |
| Average NIH Funding (mean ± SD) | $1,829,632 ± $1,052,847 |
| Heed Fellows (% (n)) | 12.96% (7) |
| Editorial Board Members (% (n)) | 22.64% (12) |