Contact email

aatalay@bwh.harvard.edu; myialamas@partners.org

Overview

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital internal medicine residency implemented the Housestaff Research Project in 2013, a residency-wide research program which included a formal research curriculum and funding/mentorship for projects spanning the entire residency as opposed to individual research projects. Lecture topics included research methods, use of clinical data registries, manuscript publication, and the editing and submission process. Projects were chosen through “shark tank” format proposals. Overall, this led to more collaboration and interest in research.

Department

Internal Medicine

Collaborators

Alev J Atalay, Kevin Ard, Emily Bethea, Kenneth B Christopher, and Maria A Yialamas

Status/Stage of Development

Ongoing program

Measurement

Survey results regarding interest in research, extent of participation in residency research program, presentations/manuscripts produced

Results

67/77 (87%) of residents interested in further research during residency. 53/56 (95%) of residents had heard of the residency research program "Housestaff Research Program." 77% of residents had participated in the program. Scholarly works included 3 presentations at local conferences, 3 presentations at national conferences, and at least 2 manuscripts.

Major Project Needs

• Collaborators
• Presentation opportunities

Sources

Atalay AJ, Ard K, Bethea E, Christopher KB, Yialamas MA. Residents Take the Lead: A Modern Collaborative Approach to Research During Residency. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020;11:121–129. Published 2020 Feb 18. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S238221