Resident and Fellows Research Course
The Resident & Fellows Research Course is designed to teach residents and fellows the fundamentals of developing and conducting a research study. The course consists of a combination of didactic lectures and small group workshops. The course is held in Block 5 of each academic year.
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Overview
Throughout the 4-week course, residents will take an idea for a research project and develop a proposal. There will be ample time set aside for independent work to ensure that residents make progress on their project.
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Topics covered will include:
- Defining a research question or project aim
- Choosing the appropriate study design
- Searching the medical literature
- Defining hypotheses, objectives and outcome measures
- Refining methods
- Analyzing data – an introduction to biostatistics
- Research Ethics
- Overview of the application process for scientific and ethical review
- Quality improvement project design and analysis
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Textbook
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Reference Survey Methodology
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Other Research Methodology Links
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Quality Improvement and Qualitative References
Quality Improvement
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement: QI Essentials Toolkit
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement: How to Improve
- Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence: SQUIRE 2.0
Qualitative
All participating residents in the Research Course are required to present a poster at Research Day. Senior General Pediatric residents and subspecialty residents are also invited to present posters or to enter the abstract competition for the opportunity to give an oral presentation. Prizes are given for the peer-reviewed top scoring poster in each session.
November 17, 2022
Keynote Presentation: by Dr. James Kellner
Poster Requirements
Schedule
Lectures will be linked each morning if available.
Lectures will be linked each morning if available.
Lectures will be linked each morning if available.