Planning

• Approvals- All projects need to be approved by the Committee for House Officer Scholarly Activity (CHOSA). Research elective requests must also be approved by the residency program. You can’t start a research elective until all forms are in place.


• General Support- The Office of Research or a CHOSA committee member can assist the resident with identifying a mentor or collaborator, obtaining statistical or other required support services, and obtaining funds for research supplies, travel, and other expenses.


• Case presentation (clinical vignette)
• Quality improvement initiative
• Educational project
• Retrospective study to answer a clinical question
• Basic science laboratory study
• Database analysis
• Survey
• Clinical trial
• Pilot study
• Completing a project begun before residency
• Presenting results or preparing a manuscript for a project performed before residency
• Working with a faculty investigator on an existing project


• Timeline suggestion



Year 1

• Identify an advisor/mentor
• Identify a scholarly project/activity
• Develop and submit a project outline to mentor
• Download the forms for approval and signatures
• Library Consult to help with design, review prior to project

Year 2

• Perform the project once approvals are in place

Year 3

• Present or submit the project for publication