title: Attitudes and compliance with research requirements in OB/GYN residencies: a national survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires that all Ob/Gyn residents accomplish scholarly activity. We hypothesize resident productivity is poor.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a web-based two-survey study using SurveyMonkey®. Surveys queried both program directors and residents regarding their adherence to ACGME guidelines. All 233 accredited Ob/Gyn programs were targeted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  70 program directors responded (30.4%). The majority (99%) felt research was a goal of their program and stated their residents are taught to read current literature (99%), design basic studies (99%), and interpret simple statistics (89%). 17% (53/313) of the residents did not agree that their training environment promoted research, 25% did not feel comfortable discussing basic study designs, and 54% did not feel comfortable interpreting basic statistics. Urban programs demonstrated improved resident attitudes toward research (p = 0.025), better research environments (p = 0.007) and curricula (p = 0.001) compared to rural programs. Furthermore, residents intending to pursue an academic career were more likely to be working with a research mentor (p = 0.038).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ACGME clearly delineates residency research requirements. A dichotomy exists between program director perception and resident compliance. Notwithstanding, it is reassuring that the majority of programs appear to promote scholarly activity and provide necessary support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. susan_oakley@trihealth.com
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Catrina C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Crisp
authors.forename: M Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Estanol
authors.forename: Angela N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Fellner
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kleeman
authors.forename: Rachel N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Pauls
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult