scholarly journals A Research Partnership to Enhance Postgraduate Pharmacy Residency Training Outcomes

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Bingham ◽  
Armando Silva Almodovar ◽  
Ann M. Taylor ◽  
David R. Axon ◽  
Milap C. Nahata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Positive Research ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Publication Rates ◽  
Research Mentor ◽  
Future Work

Pharmacy residents must complete research as part of their program; however, challenges exist in providing experiences that result in successful research dissemination outcomes. A university-based research team, integrated into an ambulatory care pharmacy residency program aimed to improve presentation and publication rates of pharmacy resident research projects. Data on the number of postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) residents and their productivity were collected and summarized to assess progress. A total of 13 residents completed their residency over seven years. Each resident produced one regional presentation, and one national presentation beginning in year four. To date, three peer-reviewed papers have been published, with another one in-press. Responses from residents found lack of guidance, lack of data availability for projects and feedback fatigue were barriers to a positive research experience. To address these problems, a university-based research team was integrated to provide research mentor guided support, ensure study feasibility, and provide structured feedback. This program evaluation highlighted the integration of a PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency with a designated, interprofessional university-based research team. Future work is warranted to reduce research-related barriers and formally evaluate resident post-program knowledge, skills, and subsequent dissemination rates.

scholarly journals Early year undergraduate researchers’ reflections on the values and perceived costs of their research experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaye D. Ceyhan ◽  
John W. Tillotson
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Future Work

Abstract Background Prior research reported that motivational beliefs that individuals attach to specific tasks predict continuing interest and persistence in the task. A motivational approach may be particularly useful for understanding undergraduate students’ engagement with research in their first and second years in college. The current study utilizes the expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation to qualitatively explore how much and in what ways early year undergraduate researchers value their research experience and what kinds of costs they associate with it. Results The results revealed that intrinsic value had the highest expression in participants’ motivation to engage in research. The second most expressed value type was the utility value of undergraduate research with regards to obtaining the desired outcomes, and attainment value played the least important role in participants’ motivation to engage in research. Findings also indicated that some of the participants associated a cost(s) to their research experience. The highest mentioned perceived cost was opportunity cost, where participants commented on losing other valued alternatives when engaging in research. Participants commented on the time, effort, or amount of work needed to engage in research, and a few participants commented on the emotional cost associated with their research experience in terms of the fear of failure. Conclusion As perceived cost is the least studied in the expectancy-value framework, this study contributes to cost values within college students, particularly about early year undergraduate researchers. The findings of this study can form the basis for future work on exploring ways to increase the values and decrease the costs students experience in their undergraduate research experiences.

scholarly journals Twelve months into a feasibility trial: reflections on three experiences of public and patient involvement in research

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Robert Joyce ◽  
Christopher P. Dwyer ◽  
Sinéad M. Hynes
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Patient Involvement ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Cycle ◽  
Principle Investigator ◽  
Public And Patient Involvement

In this Open Letter we present reflections from three different perspectives on the integration of public and patient involvement (PPI) in a research trial. We reflect on the experience of having a patient employed as a contract researcher, with no prior research experience, on a feasibility trial of cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. This Open Letter is written by the PPI research team member with reflections from a researcher on the trial and the principle investigator. We will discuss some of the changes made and the impacts that have been resulted from of PPI input into the trial. We focus on PPI involvement in participant recruitment, the development of trial material, integration of PPI along the research cycle, and collaboration. We hope that this Open Letter will encourage principle investigators and groups to include PPI members as part of the research team and help patients and members of the public understand what the experience of PPI members is like.

scholarly journals Challenges of creative collaboration in geographical research

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-310
Author(s):  
Candice P Boyd ◽  
Kaya Barry
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Assistant ◽  
Creative Collaboration ◽  
Arts Based Research ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Art Practices ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
History Of

There is a long history of collaboration between artists and geographers, with creative forms of research and dissemination of findings taking shape as artworks. In addition, there has been significant push from academia for researchers to maximise their research in ways that cater to, and engage with, broader public audiences. Art and creative practices tap into this through formats such as exhibitions, performances and participatory workshops which draw upon arts-based research methodologies with which geographers are becoming increasingly engaged. However, with this enthusiasm to adopt art practices for research dissemination purposes, tensions can arise in determining the levels of collaboration and authorship between artists and geographers, especially when the artist is employed as a research assistant on the project. In this ‘In Practice’ article, we explore the tensions and challenges that creative collaborations produce with respect to copyright and authorship, specialist skills and the delicate balance of doing creative research as part of a research team. We argue that geographers and artists need to address these issues from the outset and revisit them throughout the research process, and we offer some suggestions for how art–geography research collaborations might best be negotiated.

scholarly journals Cultivating Graduate Students: Techniques to Inspire Effective Research

2001 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Braun ◽  
Linda Vanasupa ◽  
Blair London ◽  
Kevin Kingsbury ◽  
Heather Smith
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Graduate Study ◽  
Positive Research ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Polymer Electronics ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Course Material

ABSTRACTEach year, U.S. institutions grant well over 10,000 bachelor's degrees in science and engineering. However, only a small fraction of those students pursue graduate study. Many who do often experience great difficulty partly due to a lack of preparation for research: the nature of research is inherently foreign to those who are accustomed to studying course material and demonstrating their mastery of it by passing an exam. Carefully involving undergraduates in research can be an effective means for inspiring students to pursue graduate study. We have found that one can create a positive research experience for the student by implementing simple techniques. In this presentation, we present these practical techniques which include: Defining a manageable undergraduate research project; marketing the project to undergraduates; enabling effective record keeping in laboratory notebooks; focussing and directing research through efficient experimental designs. Along with these techniques, we will present examples—taken mainly from our Polymer Electronics Laboratory. We will also present the inherent pitfalls associated with these techniques.

scholarly journals Simulations, Imaging, and Modeling: A Unique Theme for an Undergraduate Research Program in Biomechanics

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. George ◽  
Zachary J. Domire
Keyword(s):  
Computational Models ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Positive Research ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
School Based ◽  
Undergraduate Research Program ◽  
Qualitative Responses

As the reliance on computational models to inform experiments and evaluate medical devices grows, the demand for students with modeling experience will grow. In this paper, we report on the 3-yr experience of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) based on the theme simulations, imaging, and modeling in biomechanics. While directly applicable to REU sites, our findings also apply to those creating other types of summer undergraduate research programs. The objective of the paper is to examine if a theme of simulations, imaging, and modeling will improve students' understanding of the important topic of modeling, provide an overall positive research experience, and provide an interdisciplinary experience. The structure of the program and the evaluation plan are described. We report on the results from 25 students over three summers from 2014 to 2016. Overall, students reported significant gains in the knowledge of modeling, research process, and graduate school based on self-reported mastery levels and open-ended qualitative responses. This theme provides students with a skill set that is adaptable to other applications illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of modeling in biomechanics. Another advantage is that students may also be able to continue working on their project following the summer experience through network connections. In conclusion, we have described the successful implementation of the theme simulation, imaging, and modeling for an REU site and the overall positive response of the student participants.

Undergraduate Research Groups: Two Models

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Reed Gibson ◽  
Arnold S. Kahn ◽  
Virginia Andreoli Mathie
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Large Numbers

Research suggests that participation in out-of-class research projects is a valuable experience for undergraduate psychology students. At many academic institutions, however, limited resources and large numbers of majors preclude requiring all students to participate in one-on-one research opportunities with faculty. In an effort to offer research experience to as many students as possible, some departments have instituted research teams. We describe two research team models that have worked well at a mid-size university. Model 1 is a single-faculty, single-project team, and Model 2 is a large multifaculty, multiproject team. Faculty and students find that this team approach is a valuable way to meet their research needs.

scholarly journals Female mentors positively contribute to undergraduate STEM research experiences

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260646
Author(s):  
Saili Moghe ◽  
Katelyn Baumgart ◽  
Julie J. Shaffer ◽  
Kimberly A. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Research Mentor ◽  
The University

The positive influence of undergraduate research and mentoring on student success in STEM fields has been well-established. However, the role that the gender of a research mentor may play in the undergraduate research experience warrants further investigation. This is an especially critical issue to address, since the lack of female role models in STEM fields is acknowledged as an impediment to the success and progress of women pursuing STEM-careers. To evaluate how the gender of undergraduate research mentors influences the research experience of students, we collected and analyzed surveys from undergraduates and alumni who had completed undergraduate research at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. We found that even though students did not select mentors based on gender, there were differences in how students perceived their mentors, depending on the gender of their mentors. Interestingly, students with female mentors were more likely than students with male mentors to report that their research experience had prepared them for a career in science. Further, our gender-pairing analyses revealed that students who expressed that the gender of their mentor had contributed to their relationship with their mentor were more likely to have a female mentor. Our data indicate that female mentors favorably influence the undergraduate research experience of both male and female students. Finally, our study reinforces the conclusions of previous studies demonstrating that undergraduate research and mentoring are beneficial for students. Overall, our findings support that, for students to fully benefit from their undergraduate research experience, undergraduate research opportunities for students should include an equitable representation of female mentors.

scholarly journals Twelve months into a feasibility trial: reflections on three experiences of public and patient involvement in research

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Robert Joyce ◽  
Christopher P. Dwyer ◽  
Sinéad M. Hynes
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Patient Involvement ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Cycle ◽  
Research Team Member ◽  
Public And Patient Involvement

In this Open Letter we present reflections from three different perspectives on the integration of public and patient involvement (PPI) in a research trial. We reflect on the experience of having a patient employed as a contract researcher, with no prior research experience, on a feasibility trial of cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. This Open Letter is written by the PPI research team member with reflections from a researcher on the trial and the principal investigator. We will discuss some of the changes made and the impacts that have been resulted from of PPI input into the trial. We focus on PPI involvement in participant recruitment, the development of trial material, integration of PPI along the research cycle, and collaboration. We hope that this Open Letter will encourage principal investigators and groups to include PPI members as part of the research team and help patients and members of the public understand what the experience of PPI members is like.

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