title: CAEP 2014 Academic Symposium: "How to make research succeed in your department: Promoting excellence in Canadian emergency medicine resident research".
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the current state of Canadian emergency medicine (EM) resident research and develop recommendations to promote excellence in this area.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and ERIC using search terms relevant to EM resident research. We conducted an online survey of EM residency program directors from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). An expert panel reviewed these data, presented recommendations at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014 Academic Symposium, and refined them based on feedback received.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 654 potentially relevant citations, 35 articles were included. These were categorized into four themes: 1) expectations and requirements, 2) training and assessment, 3) infrastructure and support, and 4) dissemination. We received 31 responses from all 31 RCPSC-EM and CFPC-EM programs. The majority of EM programs reported requiring a resident scholarly project; however, we found wide-ranging expectations for the type of resident research performed and how results were disseminated, as well as the degree of completion expected. Although 93% of RCPSC-EM programs reported providing formal training on how to conduct research, only 53% of CFPC-EM programs reported doing so. Almost all programs (94%) reported having infrastructure in place to support resident research, but the nature of support was highly variable. Finally, there was marked variability regarding the number of resident-published abstracts and manuscripts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the literature, our national survey, and discussions with stakeholders, we offer 14 recommendations encompassing goals, expectations, training, assessment, infrastructure, and dissemination in order to improve Canadian EM resident research.
authors: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Lisa A
authors: LA
authors: Calder
authors: ‡Department of Emergency Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,BC.
authors: Riyad B
authors: RB
authors: Abu-Laban
authors: §Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Jennifer D
authors: JD
authors: Artz
authors: ¶Department of Medicine,Division of Emergency Medicine,The University of Western Ontario,London,ON.
authors: Shelley
authors: S
authors: McLeod
authors: **Department of Emergency Medicine,Dalhousie University,Halifax,NS.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Blackie
authors: **Department of Emergency Medicine,Dalhousie University,Halifax,NS.
authors: Bijon
authors: B
authors: Das
authors: ††Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Saskatchewan,Saskatoon,SK.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Woods
authors: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Jeffrey J
authors: JJ
authors: Perry
authors: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Vaillancourt
authors: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Ian G
authors: IG
authors: Stiell
authors: *Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Ottawa,Ottawa,ON.
authors: Jason R
authors: JR
authors: Frank
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003479:Curriculum; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: curriculum; education; emergency medicine; research; resident; training