Abstract
BackgroundIn the United States, the Accreditation Council of graduate medical education (ACGME) requires all accredited Internal medicine residency training programs to facilitate resident scholarly activities. However, clinical experience and medical education still remain the main focus of graduate medical education in many Internal Medicine (IM) residency-training programs. Left to design the structure, process and outcome evaluation of the ACGME research requirement, residency-training programs are faced with numerous barriers. Many residency programs report having been cited by the ACGME residency review committee in IM for lack of scholarly activity by residents.MethodsWe would like to share our experience at Lincoln Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Medical College Cornell University New York, in designing and implementing a successful structured research curriculum based on ACGME competencies taught during a dedicated "research rotation".ResultsSince the inception of the research rotation in 2004, participation of our residents among scholarly activities has substantially increased. Our residents increasingly believe and appreciate that research is an integral component of residency training and essential for practice of medicine.ConclusionInternal medicine residents' outlook in research can be significantly improved using a research curriculum offered through a structured and dedicated research rotation. This is exemplified by the improvement noted in resident satisfaction, their participation in scholarly activities and resident research outcomes since the inception of the research rotation in our internal medicine training program.
Highlights
In the United States, the Accreditation Council of graduate medical education (ACGME) requires all accredited Internal medicine residency training programs to facilitate resident scholarly activities
Graduate medical education in the field of Internal Medicine (IM) in the United States consists of mainly clinical experience and medical education while emphasis on research training is often inadequate or non-existent
BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:52 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/6/52 (ACGME) requires all accredited Internal medicine residency training programs to ensure that residents participate in scholarly activities as follows: Each program must provide an opportunity for residents to participate in research or other scholarly activities, and residents must participate actively in such scholarly activities [1]
Summary
In the United States, the Accreditation Council of graduate medical education (ACGME) requires all accredited Internal medicine residency training programs to facilitate resident scholarly activities. Left to design the structure, process and outcome evaluation of the ACGME research requirement, residency-training programs are faced with numerous barriers. Many residency programs report having been cited by the ACGME residency review committee in IM for lack of scholarly activity by residents. Graduate medical education in the field of Internal Medicine (IM) in the United States consists of mainly clinical experience and medical education while emphasis on research training is often inadequate or non-existent. About 10% of residency programs report having been cited by the residency review committee in IM for lack of scholarly activity by residents, which places these programs at risk for a shortened accreditation cycle [2]
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