Research Opportunities
Resident Tool Kit:
A Resident Tool Kit is available that includes: description of team members and resources they each provide, links to IRB information/applications/forms with descriptions of each, A guide for literature searches and taking a trial from conception to manuscript, a list of all ongoing research opportunities that may be of interest, and a comprehensive list of attending physician mentors including their areas of interest, ongoing research, and contact information.
Attending Physician Mentors:
The department is striving to identify attending physician mentors in all subspecialties in addition to internal medicine. This group of mentors and they services they provide will be geared toward assisting residents at all levels of the research process and will be molded to their level of knowledge and expertise.
Funding/Publications/Awards:
Research funding is obtained from federal state agencies, as well as from private foundations and commercial supporters. Each year, awards are presented to the residents (in any division hospital-wide) who submit the best research paper. Poster and oral presentations are given at local, regional, state, national meetings.
