Program Milestones Resources - Scholarly Activity

Education about research principles (level 1, 2)

• Research Education Modules: D2L Educational Site – open to all after registering
• Orientation Information – including office hours link
• Human Subjects Projection Program (UA-IRB)
• HIPAA Data Use Info

• Select relevant research education modules for your trainees and establish specific expectations for when they must be completed.
• Create a research rotation curriculum with a mix of modules required to demonstrate completion.

Trainees apply their education to pursuing scholarly projects (level 3)

Trainees apply their knowledge of research principles through implementation (level 4)

• Templates for Poster Presentations: Case Study, QI Project, Research Project
• Publication Fee Process and Application

• Share key dates for abstract submissions in program announcements, emails.
• Create a program research day to have all trainees present their progress and project outcomes.
• Create a NI self-assessment form where trainees enter their project, outcomes, and reflections. Make completion required at a time no later than 6 months of graduation.

Improvement of patient level outcomes because of integration of education about research (Level 5)

• Grand Rounds
• Journal Clubs

• Implementation and dissemination of regularly scheduled departmental Grand Rounds to highlight patient-related research outcomes.
• Training on critical appraisal of medical literature and how to conduct journal club with trainees (coming soon).

Education regarding existing resources to support pursuit of scholarly questions (level 1)

• Research Education Modules: D2L Educational Site – open to all after registering
• Banner Library Resources
• Researcher Toolkit
• Covidence: Systematic Reviews - Training recording 

• Incorporate resource list into the research curriculum.
• Development of Research Education Resources Website .

Access of mentors/resources (level 2) Utilization of faculty mentors (level 3)

• Researcher Toolkit: Find a collaborator
• KMAP – Interactive UA Researcher List
• U of A Faculty Mentoring Resources
• Development of mentoring programs for trainees (coming soon)

• Host a specialty research mentoring panel at the start of the AY. Invite residents and mentors to a dinner discussion to facilitate pairing.
• Create a departmental list of research mentors.
• Trainee participation in research orientation for each dept/division at the beginning of the academic year.
• Connect with medical student scholarly projects to align faculty mentorship with multiple learners.

Program plans for transition of projects and partners trainees to ensure project completion in order to most effectively utilize resources

• Neurosurgery "waterfall" support description

• Annually, match projects for graduating residents/fellows with current trainees to continue the work.

The program has established a standard expectation for dissemination

• Create a program standard for dissemination that aligns with program aims and curriculum.
• Define dissemination- local presentation (academic excellence day), national (society meeting), OR submission for publication.
• Review resident/fellow completion of dissemination expectations in the CCC reviews.
• Create an annual award for residents/fellows who significantly exceeded program expectations for dissemination or scholarly activity.

Residents/Fellow disseminate their projects through scholarly presentations or publication (level 2 and 3)

• Templates for Poster Presentations: Case Study, QI Project, Research Project
• Publication Fee Process and Application

• Share key dates for abstract submissions in program announcements, emails.
• Create a program research day to have all trainees present their progress and project outcomes.
• Create a NI self-assessment form where trainees enter their project, outcomes, and reflections. Make completion required at a time no later than 6 months of graduation.

Annual review of scholarly output by the PEC (level 4)

• GME program milestone scholarly activity dashboard
• Ads faculty and trainee scholarly activity report

• Add to the PEC agenda- How many of our residents/fellows disseminate their research? Are their projects appropriately aligned, supported and sustained? How could the program improve the results?
• Trainee and faculty participation in local scholarly activity events (i.e. Academic Excellence Day, ROME Forum).
• Trainee and faculty participation in national scholarly activity events (i.e., AAMC, ACP).