Scholarly Activity

All residents are required to complete 2 scholarly projects (NOT research) prior to graduation. One of these projects must be a quality improvement project and should involve a team. Time and support will be provided for scholarship. Examples of scholarship include:

• Develop and implement a program for patient self-care for chronic disease; present the outcomes in a residency conference and publish a summary report in a residency newsletter
• Prepare an enduring curriculum for use in a residency program: conduct needs assessment, prepare objectives, activities, and evaluation, conduct and summarize results of a pilot implementation; present to the residency faculty for incorporation into ongoing curriculum
• Serve as chair of local or state medical society committee; publish a report of that committee’s accomplishments in a medical society newsletter
• Present the design and results of a clinical quality improvement project conducted in the residency practice in a residency conference
• Describe the design, implementation, and effects of a patient education program on risk behavior or chronic disease management in a residency newsletter
• Publish a letter to the editor of a national medical journal analyzing results of a paper published by others
• Publish an op-ed in a local or state newspaper explaining the meaning and significance of a current public health concern
• Lead a local or state patient education conference series on care for a chronic condition
• Present a case study and literature review of a clinical problem in local/state grand rounds
• Present a poster at a residency research fair
• Publish an original research paper or abstract in a residency newsletter
• Present a report of original research in local/state grand rounds or in a residency conference

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