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Sholarly Activity

Purpose

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Department of Internal Medicine require that all categorical internal medicine residents complete a scholarly activity before finishing residency training.


Introduction

Acceptable projects and activities for your required project may include:

Suggested time frame for successfully completing the scholarly activity:

Year 1 Identify an advisor
Identify a scholarly activity
Develop and submit a project outline
Year 2 Perform the project
Year 3 Present or submit the project for publication

Guidelines

  1. Objectives
    1. Education
      This requirement is intended to enhance the house officer’s understanding of a clinical area and/or research methodology, including design, implementation, interpretation, and presentation of results.
    2. Presentation
      The activity is expected to result in a presentation at a departmental conference, a regional or national meeting, and/or a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. All house officers will be required to present the results of their project in the form of a poster or oral presentation. This presentation could be at the medicine noon conferences held at the University Hospital and VA Hospital, the annual regional meetings of the American College of Physicians or the Mountain West Society of General Internal Medicine, the Carmel meeting, or at a national meeting.
    3. Feedback
      A faculty member of the Department of Internal Medicine will attend the presentation and provide feedback to the individual after the presentation (see section 6—evaluation form).
  2. Organization
    1. Time Management
      The research project can take place at any time during the residency in blocks of time of one month, serial months, or concurrently with regular clinical rotations. The house officer is still responsible for any regularly scheduled patient care requirements such as continuity clinics, even if a block of time is used for the project.
    2. General Support
      The Office of Research 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.
    3. Approvals
      All projects need to be approved by the Committee for House Officer Scholarly Activity. Research elective requests must also be approved by the residency program.
    4. Location There are no restrictions regarding the location of your project.
  3. Methods
    1. Project Identification
      House officers should decide what type of project they want to undertake. Acceptable projects may include, but are not limited to, the activities previously described.
    2. Mentor Selection
      For many projects, it will be useful, if not mandatory, to identify an advisor who can help with the project. A mentor or advisor can help you focus your topic, direct you to resources, provide feedback on your progress, and offer guidance on how best to present or publish your work. Identify a mentor by determining the area you are interested in and contacting an individual in that division, by reviewing the summary of research interests from the Office of Research, or by reviewing the list of publications from the Department of Internal Medicine.
    3. Research Project Proposal and Outline
      The Department of Internal Medicine House Officer Scholarly Activity Proposal form is required for all projects. The Proposal form should be accompanied by a brief description of the project following the Recommended Outline of Research Proposal; both the form and the outline are on this web site. The completed form and outline should be returned to the Office of Research. The Committee for House Officer Scholarly Activity will review this proposal and return an evaluation to the house officer.
    4. Research Involving Humans or Animals
      A proposal to the Human Research Review Committee or the Animal Resource Facility is required. This proposal will usually be completed by (or in close concert with) the mentor. For research performed at the VA Hospital involving human subjects or animals, a proposal also needs to be submitted to the VA Research Office.
  4. Resources
    1. General
      The Office of Research in the Department of Internal Medicine can provide information on a variety of topics.
    2. Literature Searches
      Health science librarians are available to assist you with electronic literature searches at UNM and the VA.
    3. Computers
      Most mentors or their divisions have computers that can be used for projects. Computers are also available at the UNM Health Sciences Center Library and the VA library.
    4. Statistical Assistance
      For statistical advice, contact the Office of Research for referrals.
    5. Travel
      Requests for travel expenses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If the project was performed with a mentor, the mentor or their division will be expected to cover a portion of the travel expenses.
    6. Copying
      Copying expenses will be covered by either the mentor or their division, or by the Office of Research
    7. Slides and Overheads
      The cost of materials required for presentations, such as slides, overheads, and poster headers, will be covered by either the mentor or their division, or by the Office of Research.

Recommended Outlines

Recommended Outline for House Officer Scholarly Presentation Proposal

Recommended Outline for House Officer Research Project Proposal

Submit proposals to the Committee on House Officer Scholarly Activity through the Office of Research


Committee for House Offier Scholarly Activity

Committee Members

Resources

UNM and VAMC Offices of Research