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Resident Research Curriculum

Curriculum Objectives. To improve the resident's ability to review and apply the medical literatureTo increase the resident's familiarity with the principles of the scientific methodTo refine the resident's understanding of the role of investigation in clinical practiceAll categorical residents

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Resident Research Curriculum

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    1. Resident Research Curriculum Resident Research Committee UTMB Department of Pediatrics updated 7/11

    2. Curriculum – Objectives To improve the resident’s ability to review and apply the medical literature To increase the resident’s familiarity with the principles of the scientific method To refine the resident’s understanding of the role of investigation in clinical practice All categorical residents in pediatrics are required to participate in the resident research curriculum Successful completion is a requirement for graduation

    3. Resident Research Committee Monthly overview meetings Individual meetings with each resident annually (>50) Individual assignment of 5-6 research pairs to guide Members Beth Auslander, Ph.D. Nigel Bourne, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) Sharon Croissant, Ph.D. Cara Geary, M.D., Ph.D. (Co-Chair) Amber Hairfield, M.D. (Chief Resident, 2011-12) Phillip Lee, M.D. David Rassin, Ph.D Joan Richardson, M.D. (Residency Program Director) Karen Shattuck, M.D. Wayne Snodgrass, M.D., Ph.D.

    4. Projects – Types Research project Investigation of a hypothesis or quality descriptive study Basic or clinical Retrospective or prospective Cochrane review Analysis of the effectiveness of a treatment http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/clibintro.htm Case report Description of an phenomenon

    5. Projects – General Requirements Must involve a faculty member who is willing and able to mentor the resident Pediatric or other Must not involve more than one resident Must be reviewed and approved by the Resident Research Committee before started for: Scope Merit Feasibility

    6. Resident’s Didactic Curriculum PGY1: August Overview of Research req’t NB & CG PGY1: Fall Experimental Design CG PGY1: Spring IRB #1 SPC PGY1: Summer IRB #2 SPC PGY2: Fall Data Entry and Analysis DR/CG PGY3: Fall Statistics SPC PGY3: Spring Poster Formatting & SPSS SPC

    8. Projects – General Requirements Project must be presented at the Annual Pediatric Review & Update conference in June of their last year of training Residents must attend and defend their poster Projects will be judged by a panel of experts Project must be entered in the Texas Pediatric Society Electronic Poster Exhibit Contest during the resident’s last year of training

    9. Suggestions – Mentors Meet frequently with your resident Utilize your Resident Research Committee contact Consider collaborations with your colleagues It can be a lot of work - make it count twice Design project with a future manuscript in mind Design project to allow preliminary data for a grant Sponsor a case report that is worthy of publication

    10. Support for New Mentors FACULTY FORUM: Friday 7/22 at 12, CH 3.254 (pizza) Identifying projects that are suitable Understanding resident limitations Transitioning an idea into a solid experimental design* Transitioning a project into a manuscript * If there four or more faculty interested in truly learning this well, we can create a faculty training opportunity

    11. Expectations of Mentors Experience in the area project being investigated Knowledge in the methodologies being used Commitment to meet and train resident in all aspects of the project or to personally arrange their training Attendance at annual meeting with committee Request help from Committee at any time point

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