The Boston Marathon Study: a novel approach to research during residency.
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.
Shin
Andrew Y
AY
Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA. andrew.shin@childrens.harvard.edu
Almond
Christopher S D
CS
Mannix
Rebekah C
RC
Duncan
Christine N
CN
Son
Mary Beth F
MB
McLauchlan
Heather M
HM
Kanaan
Usama B
UB
Litzow
Jennifer M
JM
Riney
Pearl S
PS
Trenor
Cameron C
CC
Fortescue
Elizabeth B
EB
Vinci
Robert J
RJ
Greenes
David S
DS
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001900:Boston; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*