Pediatric Research and Scholarship Committee: single institution initiative to enhance scholarly activity of pediatric residents.

2020 
Abstract Objective We sought to improve scholarly activity of pediatric residents by providing residents with support and guidance from a committee of faculty and staff members dedicated to advancing research within the program while requiring minimal additional funding or resources. Approach Established in 2012, the Pediatric Research and Scholarship Committee (PRSC) ascertained research interests of pediatric residents and matched residents with scholarly activity mentors based on mutual interests and goals. We measured change in scholarly activity of residents after the development of the PRSC by reviewing resident presentations at national/regional meetings and manuscripts published pre and post-PRSC. Outcomes The average number of conference presentations at regional/national meetings per resident ratio increased from 0.13 over the two years prior to the PRSC to an average of 0.34 over the two years post PRSC, with the overall increase sustained over the seven years post-PRSC (0.13 pre-PRSC vs 0.48 post-PRSC, p Discussion Implementation of a research committee comprised of dedicated faculty can play a vital role in stimulating and sustaining productivity in resident research and scholarly activity. Our model can be adopted by other residency programs seeking to advance resident scholarly activities.
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