PMID- 23777995
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160222
LR  - 20191027
IS  - 1481-8043 (Electronic)
IS  - 1481-8035 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
DP  - 2013 Jul
TI  - Implementation and evaluation of a novel research education rotation for Royal 
      College of Physicians and Surgeons emergency medicine residents.
PG  - 233-6
AB  - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) emergency medicine (EM) residents 
      must complete a scholarly project; however, significant variation exists in 
      Canadian EM resident research education and facilitation. We developed and 
      implemented a novel mandatory research education rotation for RCPS EM residents 
      intended to increase knowledge, faculty/resident collaborations, and, ultimately, 
      scholarly output. This 4-week rotation took place in the fall of 2011 and 
      consisted of 37 faculty-led didactic, critical appraisal, and workshop seminars. 
      Exposure to faculty research and resulting opportunities and the development of 
      resident research projects were integrated into the rotation. Twelve 
      participating residents completed daily evaluations and took part in an exit 
      focus group analyzed using a constant comparative method. Knowledge acquisition 
      was assessed with a pre/post comprehensive examination instrument evaluated by a 
      paired t-test. Evaluations indicated generally high satisfaction throughout the 
      rotation. Focus group analysis indicated that residents felt two important but 
      competing goals existed: developing a research project and developing critical 
      appraisal skills. The research knowledge of all participants improved 
      significantly (mean/SD examination change +35.4%/+10.4%, range +20.0% to +53.6%, 
      p < 0.001), and several new resident/faculty research collaborations arose from 
      the rotation. A rotation of this nature is an efficient and effective means to 
      increase research and critical appraisal knowledge and faculty/resident 
      collaborations. As a result of our positive experience, the rotation will 
      continue annually and has been expanded to include pediatric EM fellows. 
      Longitudinal tracking of the participating trainee cohort will remain ongoing to 
      assess the scholarly output impact of the rotation.
FAU - Abu-Laban, Riyad B
AU  - Abu-Laban RB
FAU - Jarvis-Selinger, Sandra
AU  - Jarvis-Selinger S
FAU - Newton, Lana
AU  - Newton L
FAU - Chung, Brian
AU  - Chung B
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - CJEM
JT  - CJEM
JID - 100893237
SB  - IM
MH  - Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Biomedical Research/*education
MH  - British Columbia
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - Educational Measurement
MH  - Emergency Medicine/*education
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internship and Residency
MH  - Program Evaluation
EDAT- 2013/06/20 06:00
MHDA- 2016/02/24 06:00
CRDT- 2013/06/20 06:00
PHST- 2013/06/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/06/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/02/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2310/8000.2013.130941 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - CJEM. 2013 Jul;15(4):233-6. doi: 10.2310/8000.2013.130941.