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Improving resident research in physical medicine and rehabilitation: impact of a structured training program
Scott R Millis1, Denise I Campagnolo, Steven Kirshblum
1Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, USA. smillis@kmrrec.org
Objective:
This study describes a research training program that implemented several processes and structures with the aim of increasing the quality and quantity of resident research in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Another aim of the program was to address the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Practice-Based Learning and Improvement competency.
Design:
Educational program.
Results:
Data on resident research activity for 11 years before the implementation of the research program were compared with 4 years of data after implementation. There were statistically significant increases in both the total number of publications (P = 0.03) and the number of empirical, data-based publications after implementation of the program (P = 0.03).
Conclusions:
The findings from this study suggest that a structured research training program may have a salutary effect on increasing the quality and quantity of resident research.
