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Schedule:
Beginning in the PGY-2, selected research track residents would spend two
afternoons per month developing and conducting a research study under
faculty supervision. This would involve at least two hours of individual
supervision per month with a faculty mentor. This research track time period
would begin with a literature review, and include:
- Write-up of the study and its methods
- Completion of SCRIHS forms
- Conduct of the method
- Data gathering
- Data analysis
- Discussion write-up.
Since some studies can be completed in one year (such as cross-sectional
surveys), and others may require more time, planning with the faculty mentor
of the length and timing of the research project will be undertaken early in the
track to incorporate the research track resident schedule, interests, need to
use extra-mural resources and travel, and background level with which they
are entering the research field. Likewise, the project selected will depend on
faculty mentor's field of research, availability of resources, and any ongoing
research studies.
Selection:
Residents who are interested in pursuing the research track should make this
interest known during the first nine months of their PGY-1, although
consideration will be given to those deciding as late as during the first three
months of the PGY-2. Residents will be considered and accepted into the
research track based on successful completion of the PGY-1 rotations and
didactic courses and after obtaining a faculty research mentor. Continuation
in the research track will be contingent upon the maintenance of a
satisfactory to outstanding academic record, continued successful completion
of the ongoing clinical rotations, continued timely progress in the achievement
of specific therapy competencies, continued satisfactory progress in the
research track as evaluated by the faculty mentor, and the continued desire
on the part of the resident.
Goals:
- Understanding the nature of ordinary clinical research in psychiatry such
as common strengths, weaknesses, biases, errors, difficulties, &
generalizabilities.
- Developing basic problem-solving skills to interpret the medical and
psychiatric clinical research literature, to collaborate in a clinical trial, to
report instructive cases or small studies in medical journals or at national
meetings, and to be able to collaborate in the development of an original
research protocol.
- Developing basic skills in designing and conducting small clinical research
studies, and in collaborating on large clinical research studies.
- Preparing for a career in academic psychiatry through familiarity with
trends in research, the work of several clinical research scholars, and
potential areas for new research and development.
Objectives:
- By collaborating with a faculty supervisor on an original scholarly
research project the resident will develop skills in:
a. Generating research study goals, objectives, and hypotheses
b. Conducting basic hypothesis testing (i.e., statistical analysis)
c. Interpreting the analysis of original data
d. Presenting original results
e. Collaborating with other researchers including other residents
depending on the size of the study.
- By attending and interacting in research supervision, by supervised
study, and by participating in research-oriented seminars and
conferences, the resident will learn:
a. The basic character of scholarly clinical research
b. The nature of evidence and its relationship to scientific research
c. The nature of the clinical research business and roles within it
d. The meaning of statistical testing and statistical significance
e. Some basic methods of statistical testing
f. The place of publishing qualitative scholarship such as reviews and
case reports
g. Expectations in the use of human subjects in research
h. Common study designs in clinical research
i. Common rating scales in psychiatric clinical research
j. Subject selection bias.
Contact Vivian Smith for more information
Telephone: 217-545-7627
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