Scholarly Activities & Research
Research and scholarly activity is an important part of the training of our internal medicine residents. Mentors are available to guide residents through their clinical areas of interest. A minimum of one research project to be completed during the three years of training. Our residents have participated in many research projects in various subspecialties of medicine and they have presented their work at many reputable national and international meetings.
Residents get the opportunity to research on:
- Clinical trials
- Population-based research
- Large database analysis (NIS, NRD, NHANES, SEER)
- Quality improvement and patient safety
Program leadership works closely with research faculty to facilitate projects for our residents. A small group of faculty mentors reviews each research proposal to be sure that they are feasible and supervised. Our residents get the opportunity to conduct research projects. Dedicated research electives of two weeks are offered for residents.
Residents work in teams to create a research protocol with guidance from a faculty mentor and review topics such as research design, subjects and sampling, hypothesis testing, and data presentation.
ACGME requirement: All residents must complete a performance improvement projects related to quality improvement, patient safety and cost-effectiveness. The residents participate in root cause analysis (RCA) to analyze adverse events. They identify system errors and implement corrective action plans that include educational intervention and changes in the process of care.
The Department of Medicine has research noon conferences where the residents showcased their work regularly twice every month as a poster or oral presentation. GME conducts The Brooklyn Hospital Scholar’s Week every year during May, where residents from all departments compete to be either the first-, second- or third-place winners for their research. Affiliation with Mount Sinai provides the residents an opportunity to present at Annual Graduate Medical Education Research Day. Residents receive travel grant and education time to present their research projects. TBHC Internal Medicine residents have contributed research to many conferences (ACC, AHA, ACG, ACP, etc.) including presentations of abstracts and case reports. They’ve also published manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.
IRB approval is required for all research activity, including DE-identified databases.
QI&PS (Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Department) has committees that aid our residents in conducting QI projects throughout the year.
SGU Master’s program in Biomedical Research:
TBHC sponsors Master’s program in Biomedical Research for the graduates of St. George University medical school in collaboration with Internal Medicine residency program.
Our Internal Medicine Scholar’s Week winners are below: