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Scholarly Activity Program

Internal Medicine Residency Program Scholarly Activity Day

Overview

Scholarly activity is a cornerstone of the Cleveland Clinic’s mission and an integral part of each
internal medicine resident’s clinical training. We believe that physicians must be able to:

  • access, critique and synthesize medical data from the literature and apply it to patient care, and
  • ask appropriate questions and generate and test hypotheses based on their own experiences.

We also believe it is imperative to effectively share information with patients and other
professionals both orally and in writing. We have developed an exciting program to assist
residents in completing their scholarly activity requirements.

Minimum Requirement
The two-part Cleveland Clinic requirement for all categorical internal medicine residents includes:

  • completion of a 30-60 minute oral presentation and a one-on-one teaching session with a
    reference librarian, and
  • completion of a written project suitable for publication or presentation.
Internal Medicine Residency Program Scholarly Activity Day

Residents can use a variety of study designs for their written projects including, but not limited
to, case series, meta-analysis or clinical trial. A medical education, medical history, quality
improvement, or cost-effectiveness study may also be an appropriate project.

Specially designed research resources and classes are made available to residents to acquire
the skills necessary to complete their scholarly activity requirements and to prepare them for a lifetime of self-directed learning and enhanced competitiveness in the academic or job market arenas.

Special Research Tracks
Residents especially interested in basic science or clinical research can apply for the highly competitive ABIM Research Pathway or the personally tailored Clinical Scholar Program (Clinschop). Clinschop is open to selected 2nd year residents, affording them a four-month
block of time dedicated to research, clinical teaching courses, didactics and continued clinical training.

Division of Medicine Support of Resident Research
Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Residents are not only mentored in their research but are also strongly
encouraged to present their data at regional and national meetings and publish abstracts, articles and
book chapters. Our 300+ medicine faculty include many nationally and internationally known clinician
researchers and educators who are available to serve as research mentors or co-authors. The program
has a resident travel budget in order to facilitate resident participation at national research meetings.

Internal Medicine Residency Program Scholarly Activity Day

Resident Accomplishments
From January of 2006 to July of 2007, our residents:

  • co-authored 38 articles and
  • contributed 80 posters and/or oral presentations to national meetings.

The culmination of our Scholarly Activity Program is our Annual Internal Medicine Resident
Scholarly Activity Day and Reception which takes place in May and showcases the research accomplishments of our residents. The program consists of a poster session and reception
along with a competition awarding the winners with a Grand Rounds speaking opportunity,
plaque recognition, and a tangible award.

To learn more about research opportunities, please contact:

Talitha Howse
Research Coordinator
[email protected]

Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD, FACR
Associate Program Director
Director, Scholarly Activity Program
Internal Medicine Residency Program
[email protected]


 

 
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