Housestaff Scholarly Activity
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Resident Research and Scholarship
The Yale School of Medicine is one of the preeminent centers for biomedical, technological, and behavioral research. The School of Medicine is organized into thirty-one research intensive departments and sections in both the clinical and basic sciences and occupies approximately 1.5 million square feet adjacent to Yale-New Haven Hospital. There is an extensive faculty and research staff including more than 4,000 individuals with some 819 full-time faculty members and over 1,000 trainees involved in clinical care, research, and medical education. The principal sponsor of research in the School of Medicine is the federal government through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Support from the NIH is the fourth highest among US. medical schools, with the Department of Medicine as the largest single recipient.
All residents in the three-year categorical program are required to complete a scholarly activity project during residency. These projects can consist of case reports, literature reviews, or hypothesis driven research. The resident research program is supervised by Dr Patrick O’Connor, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine.
Aims of the Resident Scholarship Requirement
The primary goals of the resident scholarship requirement are to enhance the critical thinking skills of the residents as bedside clinicians, to facilitate scholarly thinking, creativity, and appreciation of the excitement in creating new knowledge in medicine at an early stage in clinical training, and to broaden the scholarly sophistication of all elements of the residency program (i.e., morning report, peer teaching, work rounds, attending rounds, etc.).
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Structure of the Resident Scholarship Opportunities
There are didactic and experiential components of the Residency Scholarship Curriculum that occur during each year of training. The didactic components include a four-part clinical statistics course, a seven-part evidence-based medicine seminar series, and a structured journal club that residents participate in each year. In addition, a yearly research in residency retreat introduces residents to potential faculty mentors who are willing to mentor residents in a more in-depth project during the PGY 2 and PGY 3 years. Interns will write a clinical vignette abstract that they will submit to the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians annual meeting in their PGY 2 year and they will prepare the poster during this two week rotation in the PGY 1 year. Residents with the highest quality posters will also submit these to the National American College of Physicians Meeting or to the National Society of General Internal Medicine meeting and residents whose abstracts are accepted will be financially supported to attend the meeting. Residents are also encouraged to develop a more in-depth project during their PGY 2 and 3 years. These can be hypothesis-driven research projects, curriculum development projects, or community service projects. Residents pursuing hypothesis driven research or those developing an educational curriculum can spend one half-day per week during their PGY 2 and PGY 3 twelve-week ambulatory block rotations to work on their projects. In addition, residents can also designate up to two months per year of elective time for research.
Please closely review the following outlined sections for a more in-depth view of research in residency:
What makes a good research project?
Past Resident Research Projects
Past Resident Research Publications
What makes a good mentor/mentee?
How do I find a research mentor?
What do I need to do to get started?
When Can I do Research in Residency?
Research Proposal Guidelines
Yearly Research Summary Guidelines
How do I present my work?
Resident Scholarship Folder (N-drive) at Waterbury Hospital
Presentation of Results
All PGY 3 residents present their work either as oral presentations or as posters at our annual Primary Care and Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Research Day each May. Those who have completed hypothesis driven research projects also present their work at the Department’s “Annual Research in Residency Day Symposium” also held each May. Residents are encouraged to submit their research to regional and national scientific meetings (e.g., Society of General Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians, etc.) and funding is available to support residents to attend these meetings in order to present their work. Examples of resident presentations over the last two years are listed below.
Housestaff Publications and Presentations — AY 2008-2009 (May 2009)
Balakrishnan, Maya
Listeria Bacteremia in a Patient with Alcohol Cirrhosis [PDF]Berg, Andrea
Confusion in a Healthy Pregnant Woman [PDF]Chisty, Alia
Pasteurella Multocida Bacteremia and Septic Arthritis from a Distant Cat Bite in a Diabetic Patient with a Prosthetic Knee [PDF]Fields, Barry
From Rodents to the League of Nations: Early Standardizations of the Insulin Unit [PDF]Jackson, Brendan
Patient Quality of Life and the Waterbury Health Access Program for the Low-Income, Uninsured Population of Waterbury, CT [PDF]Kapur, Nitin
Intimate Partner Violence is Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Married Women in India [PDF]Kournioti, Chryssanthi
Fatal Precore Mutant HBV Reactivation in HBsAg-negative Patient Post-Chemotherapy Treatment with CHOP-rituximab: the Need for Antiviral Prophylaxis in this Emerging Population? [PDF]Laff, Rachel E.
Depression and Resilience During the First Six Months of Internship [PDF]Luciano, Randy
Iatrogenic Adrenal Insufficiency Presenting as Severe Sepsis [PDF]Mahli, Amrish
Diastolic Indices and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review [PDF]Maloney, Cristine
Neck Mass in a 41 year-old Smoker: To Worry or Not to Worry [PDF]Michael, Jennifer
Tenofovir-Induced Myositis after Zidovudine Use in Two HIV-Positive Individuals [PDF]Minesh, Patel R.
A Model for Cooperative Investment in the Developing World [PDF]Nunez, Jonathan J.
Tripple Threat: The Promiscuous Tick [PDF]Ong, Anna Rae B.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Young Male Presenting as Multisystem Vasculitis [PDF]Ongchin, Jennifer
Expect the Unexpected: MSSA Endocarditis and Liver Abscess with Renal Failure [PDF]Thomas, Deepak
HSV-1 Transverse Myelitis in a 23-year old Immunocompetent Man [PDF]Wahl, Elizabeth
Older Adults’ Understanding of Cardiovascular Risk and Preventive Medication Benefit [PDF]
Housestaff Publications and Presentations — AY 2007-2008 (May 2008)
Blackburn, Tamika
Getting the Red Out [PDF]Chang, Yoon Hee
Hyperemesis and Hot Showers and Marijuanna, Oh My! [PDF]Cole, Shawn M.
Type B Aortic Dissection as a Complication of Giant Cell Arteritis [PDF]Dadekian, Greg
Diastolic Heart Failure: A Filling Problem [PDF]Eftekhari, Parham
A Case of Acute Oliguric Renal Failure and Fanconi Syndrome in an HIV Patient: Potential Role of Tenofivir-Induced Nephrotoxicity [PDF]Joshi, Samit
Moyamoya Syndrome in an Adult Patient with Down Syndrome [PDF]Kapur, Nitin A.
Health Care Utilization and Unhealthy Behaviors Among Victims of Sexual Assault in Connecticut [PDF]Khanna, Pravien
Treating Tobacco Dependence: Connecticut behind the Curve [PDF]Malhi, Amrish
A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Cord Due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency [PDF]Margold, Allison B.
TB or Not TB…That is the Question [PDF]Mosovich, Jonathan
The Status Project – Supporting Testing for the AIDS Virus through Universal Screening: Feasibility of Routine Rapid HIV Screening Using the Opt-out Approach in a Resident Clinic [PDF]Obicheta, Chinenye
21 Year Old with Recurrent Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Proteinuria and Acute Myocarditis [PDF]Olson, Douglas P.
Acute-on-chronic Abdominal Pain: Opening Pandora’s Box [PDF]Thomas, Deepak
To Dialyze or Not to Dialyze: How Good Are the Criteria For Dialysis in Lithium Toxicity? [PDF]Ward, Charisse
Gemcitabine-related Hemodynamically Significant Pericardial Effusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]Wu, David
Chasing the Dragon [PDF]
Housestaff Publications and Presentations — AY 2006-2007 (May 2007)
Baran, Kevin M.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Discharges Against Medical Advice From a Community Hospital [PDF]Belcher, Vernee N.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis – A Diagnosis Not To Miss [PDF]Blackburn, Tamika
CADASIL – A Genetic Cause of Stroke [PDF]Blackburn, Tamika
Asymmetric Descending Paralysis Parading as Guillain Barre Syndrome [PDF]Casulo, Carla
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Due to Aflatoxin Exposure in an 18-Year Old Man [PDF]Dauphinais, Karl M.
Establishing a Web-based Obesity Counseling CME/Accreditation Program for Clinicians Coupled with a Reimbursement Mechanism [PDF]Eftekhari, Parham
A Case of Acute Oliguric Renal Failure and Life-threatening Hypokalemia in an HIV Patient: Potential Role of Tenofivir-Induced Nephrotoxicity [PDF]Galvez, Jorge A.
59-Year-old Woman with Suicidal Ideation and Shortness of Breath: Unfogging Pleural Effusions [PDF]Garcia, Rina
Race, Drugs and Heart Failure: Exploring Treatment Choices in the Age of Evidence-Based Medicine [PDF]Harma, Michael
Cerebral Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Host [PDF]Holt, Stephen
The Yale Med-Law Project: Developing a Forum for Discussion Between the Medical and Legal Professions [PDF]Joshi, Samit
Got Lactobacillus? A Unique Report of Septic Shock Secondary to Late Stage Prosthetic Hip Infection [PDF]Mosovich, Jonathan
A Case of Secondary Hyperparathyroidsm Mimicking Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a 70-Year Old Woman with Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF]Rusher, Robert
Examining the Utilization of a Rapid Response Team at a Community Hospital: First Six Months Experience [PDF]Sico, Jason J.
Scleroderma Renal Crisis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome [PDF]Simone, Mark
Establishment of a Home Visit Program for Primary Care Internal Medicine Residents [PDF]Smith, Adam
The Yale Med-Law Project: Promoting Conversation Between the Medical and Legal Professions [PDF]Taylor, Steve M.
Incidence of Common Non-opportunistic Infections Requiring Hospitalization in HIV-Positive Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [PDF]Triano, Laura R.
Using Computer-based, Self-directed Modules and Collaboration with a certified Laboratory Technician to Teach First-Year Residents how to Interpret Peripheral Blood Smears and Evaluate Patients with Common Hematological Conditions [PDF]Unaeze, Jane
CNS Aspergillosis in an HIV-Positive Patient Does Not Have To Be Fatal [PDF]Vasa, Parita
A Case of Acute Meningococcemia, Myopericarditis, and Cardiac Tamponade [PDF]Ward, Charisse
A Treatment Dilemma: Persistent Prosthetic Valve Bacterial Endocarditis in an HIV-Positive Intravenous Drug User [PDF]