The Resident Academic Project Program

Abstract

We report the successful implementation of structured resident academic projects in our Department of Anesthesiology at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Beginning with the graduating class of 2010, we adopted an expectation that each resident complete a project that results in a manuscript of publishable quality. Defining a clear timeline for all steps in the project and providing research education, as well as the necessary infrastructure and ongoing support, has helped grow the academic productivity of our anesthesia residents.

Interventions to increase research publications in graduate medical education trainees: a systematic review

“…Of the records that described allocation of days, fourteen programs did so in consecutive days or block format [13, 27, 29–40], while six programs intermixed research time into clinical time throughout the year [41–46]. Six programs provided protected time contingent on the approval of a research proposal [27, 36, 39, 46–48]. A non-significant correlation was seen between amount of time granted and primary outcome ( r = 0.18, p = 0.39).…”

“…Thirteen programs described an annual resident research day or grand rounds to present research findings [13, 24, 27, 39, 40, 45, 50, 57–62]. Ten programs awarded top performers in research, either by judging presentations or singular recognition for year-long efforts [13, 23, 27, 31, 39, 40, 45, 55, 59, 60]. Three programs displayed research publically, by displaying in the department [29], announcing in a newsletter [28], or listing on the resident website [62].…”

“…Three programs displayed research publically, by displaying in the department [29], announcing in a newsletter [28], or listing on the resident website [62]. Three programs participated in regional research symposia [31, 39, 58].…”