title: Measuring Perceived Educational Impact of a Resident-Led Research Newsletter.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the perceived educational impact of a resident-led psychiatry research newsletter ('Research Watch') on the psychiatry residents at the authors' residency program.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous, voluntary paper questionnaire was distributed to all psychiatry residents at the program. The survey inquired about the degree of exposure (quantified as 'exposure index') and contribution to the newsletter. A set of questions asked residents to estimate how much of the improvement they attributed to the influence of the newsletter, rating the attribution between 0 and 100%, in the areas of interest in scholarly activities/research, knowledge of current psychiatric research, and participation in scholarly activities/research. The survey also inquired if the newsletter had any impact on their clinical practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 29 residents in the program who received the survey, 27 (93%) responded. The percentage of residents reporting perceived non-zero impact of the newsletter on specific areas of improvement was as follows: interest in scholarly activities/research (44%), knowledge of current psychiatric research (48%), participation in scholarly activities/research (40%), and clinical practice (40%). Exposure index significantly and positively correlated with self-reported percentage attribution for knowledge (correlation coefficient 0.422, p value 0.028) and self-reported impact on clinical practice (correlation coefficient 0.660, p value 0.000), and degree of contribution significantly and positively correlated with self-reported percentage attribution for knowledge (correlation coefficient 0.488, p value 0.010).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A resident-led research newsletter can have a positive perceived impact on the residents' interest, knowledge, and participation in research, as well as a positive perceived impact on clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. awaisaftab@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Awais
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3515-3993
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aftab
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lackamp
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Cathleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cerny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods
keywords: Research education; Residents; Survey