Research 101: An Initiative to Encourage and Facilitate Quality Resident Research in a Military Setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 1054-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Marshall ◽  
Tanisha L. Hammill
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Resident Research ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Medical Education Program ◽  
Research Curriculum

Objective Describe and evaluate a structured research program initiated at a tertiary Department of Defense (DOD) Medical Training Facility (MTF) to encourage and facilitate the conduct of research investigations, specifically among residents and junior or inexperienced investigators, but applicable for all DOD otolaryngology (ENT) and audiology providers. Methods A new comprehensive program was deployed in the ENT clinic at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) to help improve the research program. Identified gaps in research methods and regulatory training were incorporated into the existing graduate medical education program along with structured mentorship between residents and senior staff. Academic achievements (eg, research protocols, publications, presentations at national/international meetings, and funding) for the ENT clinic were examined from 1992 to 2016, and changes in academic achievements were analyzed for success. Results The implementation of a structured research curriculum improved the number of protocols submitted and the quality of research being accepted for publication (ie, journal impact factor). Funding for research increased significantly to represent a third of the total research portfolio for the entire hospital. Discussion The benefit of employing a research specialist to oversee the resident research experience can greatly influence the quantity and quality of a resident program’s research portfolio. Implications for Practice Improving resident research activity can potentially advance the quality of the resident program, help with evidence-based medical approaches, and increase residents’ chances of matching for fellowship.

scholarly journals Restructuring the Orthopedic Resident Research Curriculum to Increase Scholarly Activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Robbins ◽  
Mathias Bostrom ◽  
Robert Marx ◽  
Timothy Roberts ◽  
Thomas P. Sculco
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Full Time Equivalent ◽  
Resident Research ◽  
Protected Time ◽  
Skills Laboratory ◽  
Research Curriculum

Abstract Background Limited time and funding are challenges to meeting the research requirement of the orthopedic residency curriculum. Objective We report a reorganized research curriculum that increases research quality and productivity at our academic orthopedic medical center. Methods Changes made to the curriculum, which began in 2006 and were fully phased in by 2008, included research milestones for each training year, a built-in support structure, use of an accredited bio-skills laboratory, mentoring by National Institutes of Health–funded scientists, and protected time to engage in required research and prepare scholarly peer-reviewed publications. Results Total grant funding of resident research increased substantially, from $15,000 in 2007 (8 graduates) to $380,000 in 2010 (9 graduates), and the number of publications also increased. The 12 residents who graduated in 2005 published 16 papers from 2000 to 2006, compared to 84 papers published by the 9 residents who graduated in 2010. The approximate costs per year included $19,000 (0.3 full-time equivalent) for an academic research coordinator; $16,000 for resident travel to professional meetings; reimbursement for 213 faculty hours; and funding for resident salaries while on the research rotation, paid through the general hospital budget. Conclusions The number of grants and peer-reviewed publications increased considerably after our residency research curriculum was reorganized to allow dedicated research time and improved mentoring and infrastructure.

scholarly journals Encuesta MapCom 2017 a la comunidad de investigadores de la comunicación en España

2018 ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Piñuel Raigada ◽  
Carlos Lozano Ascencio ◽  
Juan Antonio Gaitán Moya ◽  
Carmen Caffarel Serra
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Third Phase

Entre mayo y agosto de 2017, cerca de 2500 investigadores de la comunicación, censados como doctores y estudiantes de doctorado en centros universitarios españoles con titulaciones de grado y posgrado en las carreras de comunicación, fueron convocados por el Proyecto MapCom (CSO2013-47933-C4), en su tercera fase de desarrollo, a responder una encuesta en línea diseñada para conocer los perfiles de su identidad profesional y académica, así como la percepción sobre su estatus y su práctica investigadora. Accedieron al formulario de esta encuesta 1254 investigadores, de los cuales 838 (el 34 % del censo) respondieron a las preguntas, 496 finalizaron el formulario y 342 lo respondieron parcialmente. Por último, 416 abandonaron sin contestar ninguna pregunta. Las respuestas relacionadas con la identidad profesional y académica tienen que ver con la experiencia investigadora y sus reconocimientos: integración en grupos consolidados y en equipos de proyectos, sexenios, pertenencia a sociedades científicas, registro en bases de datos de investigación, etc. Las contestaciones relacionadas con la apreciación de su propia actividad investigadora destacan por denunciar mayoritariamente el escaso reconocimiento de la dedicación a investigar frente a la dedicación docente, cuando, de forma paradójica, es el resultado de la investigación del que se hace depender las evaluaciones de la carrera académica y de la calidad de las titulaciones que se imparten.About 2500 communication researchers, registered as doctors and doctoral students in Spanish university centres with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Communication, are invited from May to August 2017 by the Map-Com Project (CSO2013-47933-C4) in its third phase of development to answer an online survey designed to know the profiles of their professional and academic identity, as well as the perception of their status and their research practice. The survey form was accessed by 1,254 researchers, of whom 838 (34 % of the census) answered the questions, 496 completed the form and 342 partially answered. Finally, 416 left without answering any questions. The answers related to the professional and academic identity have to do with the research experience and its acknowledgments: integration in consolidated groups and project teams, six-year terms, membership in scientific societies, registration in research databases, etc. The answers related to the appreciation of their own research activity mainly stand out for denouncing the scarce recognition to research dedication as opposed to teaching dedication, when, paradoxically, the evaluations of the academic career and the quality of the degrees taught depend on the academic career evaluations.

scholarly journals Increasing Residency Research Output While Cultivating Community Research Collaborations

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 460-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally P. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Residency Program ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Resident Research ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Research Curriculum

Background and Objectives: Having a research curriculum in addition to hosting a resident research day stimulates research activity in residency programs. Research collaborations outside an individual residency program may also promote research in residency. This paper describes a community-wide health research forum that engages faculty and residents in research while bringing together potential research collaborators from the community. Methods: A yearly research forum has been held at a large community-based family medicine residency program for the past 10 years. This forum invites both residency faculty and residents to present scholarly works, and also invites researchers from the community to present health-related research. Presenters outside the residency come from hospital systems, the local university, other residency programs, and community private physicians. Results: Peer-reviewed research publications have increased greatly since the advent of the research forum in 2006, with six publications from 1997-2006 and 26 from 2007-2016. Greater increases in numbers of peer reviewed presentations were also seen. Collaborative research has occurred between residency faculty and multiple departments at the local university including the business school, social work, public health, physiology, and statistics. There are now 28 collaborative projects completed or in progress. Conclusions: Development and implementation of a regional health research event has been a success in increasing faculty and resident research productivity. The even greater success however, is the progress made in advancing research collaborations between the local university and the residency program.

PROFESSORS' PERCEPTION OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY IN THE FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAYAQUIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
Jorge Daher Nader ◽  
Amelia Patricia Panunzio ◽  
Marlene Hernández Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Empirical Level ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Scientific Nature ◽  
The University

Research is considered a function aimed at obtaining new knowledge and its application for the solution to problems or questions of a scientific nature, The universities framed in the fulfillment of their social function have a complex task given by training a competent professional who assumes research as part of their training and who learns to ask questions that they are able to solve through scientific research.  Scientific research is an indicator of the quality of processes in the university environment, so it must be increased by virtue of the results of the work carried out by research teachers and students the objective of this work is to know the perception of the teachers of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Guayaquil about the scientific activity. Objective: to know the perception of the teachers of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Guayaquil about the scientific activity. Methods: theoretical and empirical level were used, a questionnaire with closed questions aimed at knowing the opinions on the research activity in this institution was applied. Result: that of the sample analyzed 309 (39.3%) said they agreed with the training for the writing of scientific articles. 38.6% said they agree with the training on research projects. Conclusion: that teacher’s research should be enhanced to ensure the formation and development of research skills in students.

Simulation and Emulation Tools for Fog Computing

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simar Preet Singh ◽  
Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Anju Sharma ◽  
S. Raji Reddy ◽  
Priyanka Vashisht
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
Quality Of Service Parameters ◽  
User Friendly

Background: Fog computing paradigm has recently emerged and gained higher attention in present era of Internet of Things. The growth of large number of devices all around, leads to the situation of flow of packets everywhere on the Internet. To overcome this situation and to provide computations at network edge, fog computing is the need of present time that enhances traffic management and avoids critical situations of jam, congestion etc. Methods: For research purposes, there are many methods to implement the scenarios of fog computing i.e. real-time implementation, implementation using emulators, implementation using simulators etc. The present study aims to describe the various simulation and emulation tools for implementing fog computing scenarios. Results: Review shows that iFogSim is the simulator that most of the researchers use in their research work. Among emulators, EmuFog is being used at higher pace than other available emulators. This might be due to ease of implementation and user-friendly nature of these tools and language these tools are based upon. The use of such tools enhance better research experience and leads to improved quality of service parameters (like bandwidth, network, security etc.). Conclusion: There are many fog computing simulators/emulators based on many different platforms that uses different programming languages. The paper concludes that the two main simulation and emulation tools in the area of fog computing are iFogSim and EmuFog. Accessibility of these simulation/emulation tools enhance better research experience and leads to improved quality of service parameters along with the ease of their usage.

scholarly journals Mentors' experiences in an osteopathic medical student research program

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Hamby ◽  
W. Paul Bowman ◽  
Don P. Wilson ◽  
Riyaz Basha
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Systematic Instruction ◽  
Medical Student Research ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Student Mentor ◽  
The University

Abstract Context Medical students, especially at osteopathic medical schools, have limited research exposure. Systematic instruction in research, supervised by qualified mentors, could motivate osteopathic medical students to pursue research in their careers, thereby increasing the number of future clinician-scientists. Recruiting and retaining suitable research mentors are crucial to sustaining such programs, but this task is also particularly challenging for osteopathic medical schools. Objectives To assess mentors' experiences in a voluntary student-mentor medical research program. Methods An online survey was sent to 76 university- or hospital-based participants who previously mentored 219 medical students between 2014 and 2019. The questionnaire consisted of 13 items with responses in checklist, five-point Likert scale, and categorical multiple-choice formats, assessing motivation for participation, satisfaction with the program, and interest in future participation. Data were analyzed descriptively, and responses from mentors at the university and hospital were compared using univariate logistic and ordinal regression analyses. Results Among 70 (92.1%) mentors who responded to the survey, 61 (87.1%) reported being motivated by a desire to help medical students learn research. Forty-nine (70.0%) mentors indicated that furthering their own research productivity was a motivation, and hospital-based mentors were statistically significantly more likely to endorse this source of motivation (OR=2.02; 95% CI=1.18–3.45; p=0.01). Most respondents were satisfied with the quality of the students' work (59 [84.3%]) and with the program (59 [85.5%]). However, 46 (65.7%) suggested the program could be enhanced by requiring medical students to be physically present in the clinic or laboratory for a minimum amount of time. Importantly, most (58 [84.1%]) mentors reported that they would be interested in participating in future mentored research programs. Conclusions Mentors were motivated to participate in the voluntary research program for both altruistic and professional reasons. Since most mentors reported being satisfied with the program, it is likely they would participate in future mentored research programs. Our results suggest that mentors viewed this voluntary research program as mutually beneficial.

scholarly journals Web-based Medical Education During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Step Back or a Leap to the Future?

2021 ◽  
pp. 153473462110118
Author(s):  
Anna Eleftheriou ◽  
Aikaterini Rokou ◽  
Christos Argyriou ◽  
Nikolaos Papanas ◽  
George S. Georgiadis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Clinical Exposure ◽  
Virtual Teaching ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

The impact of coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) on medical education has been substantial. Medical students require considerable clinical exposure. However, due to the risk of COVID-19, the majority of medical schools globally have discontinued their normal activities. The strengths of virtual teaching now include a variety of web-based resources. New interactive forms of virtual teaching are being developed to enable students to interact with patients from their homes. Conversely, students have received decreased clinical training in certain medical and surgical specialities, which may, in turn, reduce their performance, confidence, and abilities as future physicians. We sought to analyze the effect of telemedicine on the quality of medical education in this new emerging era and highlight the benefits and drawbacks of web-based medical training in building up future physicians. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unparalleled challenge to medical schools, which are aiming to deliver quality education to students virtually, balancing between evidence-based and experience-based medicine.

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