Norman A Desbiens1. 1. Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga Unit, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, USA. nadesbiens@gmail.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Residency programs must demonstrate resident and faculty involvement in scholarly activity. One acceptable method is delivering presentations at scientific meetings. DESCRIPTION: A prospective database and retrospective search of all prior presentations. EVALUATION: Prior to 1997, residents made less than 5 presentations per year. After inception, they made an average of 35, increasing from 12 in 1998 to 80 in 2006; 180 submissions were presented 335 times (1.9 presentations per unique work). The majority were based on case reports, whereas 11% were research. In the last 2 years, 36% were accepted as oral presentations, the remaining as posters. Total program cost for 2006 was $39,184 ($490 per presentation). CONCLUSION: The program has succeeded in increasing scholarly activity for faculty and residents at an acceptable cost. Most secondary goals were also met, including increasing the number of departmental publications.
BACKGROUND: Residency programs must demonstrate resident and faculty involvement in scholarly activity. One acceptable method is delivering presentations at scientific meetings. DESCRIPTION: A prospective database and retrospective search of all prior presentations. EVALUATION: Prior to 1997, residents made less than 5 presentations per year. After inception, they made an average of 35, increasing from 12 in 1998 to 80 in 2006; 180 submissions were presented 335 times (1.9 presentations per unique work). The majority were based on case reports, whereas 11% were research. In the last 2 years, 36% were accepted as oral presentations, the remaining as posters. Total program cost for 2006 was $39,184 ($490 per presentation). CONCLUSION: The program has succeeded in increasing scholarly activity for faculty and residents at an acceptable cost. Most secondary goals were also met, including increasing the number of departmental publications.
Authors: Erika L Abramson; Monique M Naifeh; Michelle D Stevenson; Christopher Todd; Emilie D Henry; Ya-Lin Chiu; Linda M Gerber; Su-Ting T Li Journal: Acad Med Date: 2014-12 Impact factor: 6.893