Goal
To have all categorical residents participate in scholarly activity (12)

Objectives
Residents will understand the concepts of:

• Hypothesis formation, Study design, Sample Size (10)
• Assignment of study and control groups
• Assessment or measurement of outcomes
• Analysis of results including statistical testing and error
• Interpretation or drawing conclusions about results
• Extrapolation of the results to other populations
• Bias, Confounding variables, Missing data

Residents will learn how to perform a complete literature search.
Residents will learn how to write a scientific paper.
Residents will organize and deliver an oral presentation of his/her paper.

Implementation
At the end of the PGY 1 year, residents will be required to select a topic for their scholarly activity.  Original research will be strongly encouraged but the activity could also be an extensive literature review or case presentation with extensive review.  No more than three residents can work on the same project.

Residents will be required to read Studying a Study, Testing a Test by Richard Riegelmean, M.D., (published by Little, Brown and Co.) pages 3-90.

Residents will select a faculty mentor, depending on the area of research.  The department will collect and distribute a list of faculty and active projects.  At each quarter during the PGY 2 and 3 year, the residents' progress will be monitored.

Research meetings will be held quarterly so that residents can share experiences and resources.

In the fall of the PGY 3 year an abstract of the work will be submitted to the Program Director.

In the spring of the PGY 3 year the completed paper will be submitted and the resident will be required to present his/her work to the faculty of the Department of Medicine.  Prizes will be awarded to the best papers presented.

Papers will be submitted for publication and to national and regional meetings of medical societies for presentation.

The Department of Medicine will publish completed scholarly works annually.