Wagner Richard F, Raimer Sharon S, Kelly Brent C
Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2013 Apr 23;4:77-81. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S44389. Print 2013.
Programmatic changes for the dermatology residency program at The University of Texas Medical Branch were first introduced in 2005, with the faculty goal incorporating formal dermatology research projects into the 3-year postgraduate training period. This curriculum initially developed as a recommendation for voluntary scholarly project activity by residents, but it evolved into a program requirement for all residents in 2009. Departmental support for this activity includes assignment of a faculty mentor with similar interest about the research topic, financial support from the department for needed supplies, materials, and statistical consultation with the Office of Biostatistics for study design and data analysis, a 2-week elective that provides protected time from clinical activities for the purpose of preparing research for publication and submission to a peer-reviewed medical journal, and a departmental award in recognition for the best resident scholarly project each year. Since the inception of this program, five classes have graduated a total of 16 residents. Ten residents submitted their research studies for peer review and published their scholarly projects in seven dermatology journals through the current academic year. These articles included three prospective investigations, three surveys, one article related to dermatology education, one retrospective chart review, one case series, and one article about dermatopathology. An additional article from a 2012 graduate about dermatology education has also been submitted to a journal. This new program for residents was adapted from our historically successful Dermatology Honors Research Program for medical students at The University of Texas Medical Branch. Our experience with this academic initiative to promote dermatology research by residents is outlined. It is recommended that additional residency programs should consider adopting similar research programs to enrich resident education.
德克萨斯大学医学分校皮肤科住院医师培训项目的系统性变革于2005年首次引入，教员的目标是将正式的皮肤科研究项目纳入3年的研究生培训期。该课程最初是作为对住院医师自愿参与学术项目活动的建议而制定的，但在2009年演变为所有住院医师的项目要求。部门对这项活动的支持包括为住院医师分配一位对研究课题有相似兴趣的教员导师、部门提供所需用品、材料的资金支持以及与生物统计学办公室就研究设计和数据分析进行统计咨询、提供为期2周的选修课，以便从临床活动中抽出专门时间来准备研究论文以供发表并提交给同行评审的医学期刊，以及每年颁发部门奖项以表彰最佳住院医师学术项目。自该项目启动以来，已有五届学员毕业，共培养了16名住院医师。截至本学年，有10名住院医师将他们的研究成果提交同行评审，并在7种皮肤科期刊上发表了学术项目。这些文章包括3项前瞻性研究、3项调查、1篇与皮肤科教育相关的文章、1篇回顾性病历审查、1个病例系列以及1篇关于皮肤病理学的文章。一名2012年毕业的学员撰写的另一篇关于皮肤科教育的文章也已提交给一家期刊。这个针对住院医师的新项目改编自我们在德克萨斯大学医学分校历史上成功的医学生皮肤科荣誉研究项目。我们概述了通过这一学术举措促进住院医师进行皮肤科研究的经验。建议其他住院医师培训项目考虑采用类似的研究项目来丰富住院医师教育。
