Innovative Strategies to Increase Resident Scholarly Activity and Engage Faculty Support

Abstract

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The Statewide Campus System Scholarly Activity Developmental Planning Framework for Community-Based GME Leaders

“…1 One particular standard that many GME authors have struggled to address relates to the enhanced requirements for scholarly activity (SA) projects. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] These types of research or quality improvement/patient safety (QIPS) projects are generally conducted to improve GME educational processes, patient care outcomes, provider effectiveness, etc. 2,5,7 In this paper, the authors will use the abbreviation SA to refer to both research and systems-oriented QIPS designs.…”

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14] Unfortunately, GME officials still lack a uniform definition of what comprises a minimal level of SA. 3,8 Still, the ACGME has released two initial files to guide GME leaders. The first was a 2009 non-validated metrics point system for GME officials and accreditation reviewers gauging resident and faculty SA productivity levels.…”

“…4,5,12 More GME experts have concluded that communitybased physicians may typically experience greater difficulty planning and conducting SA projects due to fewer available resources (e.g., library staff, data-capable personnel, analytic experts). 12,[17][18][19][20] Most of the SA literature to date ap-pears to be aggregated primarily within two categories. The first, consists of fairly general commentaries.…”

“…[1][2][3]11,21,22 The second is restricted to academic settings concluded to possess greater project resources. 8,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] A growing number of GME authors have called for pragmatic planning strategies geared for community-based leaders striving to address increased SA expectations. 4,6,8,20,[25][26][27][32][33][34] In response, the purpose of this paper will be to propose a detailed and customizable planning framework for GME leaders who are working to increase the level of SA at their communitybased hospitals.…”

“…36,38,[40][41][42] Protected time resident rotations with QIPS department personnel may help them generate ideas for later SA projects. 8,18,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] Somewhat similar to the ACGME points system, 15 some residency program officials have created customized scoring systems to track residents' SA productivity. 8,[51][52][53] Many authors have argued that any such mechanisms need to be modified due to system or program-specific influences, and that a standardized rollout approach is unlikely to work across diverse GME settings.…”