title: The Boston Marathon Study: a novel approach to research during residency.
abstract: Resident physicians from a pediatric academic training program developed a hospital-wide research project in an effort to enhance their residency research experience. In this model, residents themselves assumed primary responsibility for each stage of a large prospective clinical research study. The project, which was integrated successfully into the residency program, enabled a large group of residents, with mentorship from a dedicated faculty member, to benefit from a structured clinical research experience while providing the flexibility necessary to meet the demands of a busy residency curriculum. Careful topic selection with a well-defined end point, faculty involvement, resident collegiality, and institutional support were factors identified by study leaders as central to the success of this model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA. andrew.shin@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Andrew Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Christopher S D
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Almond
authors.forename: Rebekah C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mannix
authors.forename: Christine N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Mary Beth F
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: McLauchlan
authors.forename: Usama B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Kanaan
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Litzow
authors.forename: Pearl S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Riney
authors.forename: Cameron C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Trenor
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Fortescue
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Greenes
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001900:Boston; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*