Pediatric Research Elective Rotation
Goal: The Pediatric resident will properly care for patients participating in clinical research that the General Pediatrician is expected to be able to manage, by the end of the rotation.
ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge
- Critically evaluate current medical information and scientific evidence related to your scholarly activity and modify your knowledge base accordingly in order to provide effective and efficient patient care.
Goal: Pediatric residents will demonstrate good communication skills when working with patients and families.
ACGME Competency: Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Communicate effectively with patients and families when obtaining assent and consent for participation in clinical research
Goal: Pediatric residents will demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the literature in the area of their research interest during the rotation
ACGME Competency: Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for continuous self-assessment, using scientific methods and evidence to investigate, evaluate, and improve on the clinical research question being asked.
- Identify standardized forms, questionnaires and procedures used to evaluate diseases in clinical research protocols.
- Identify your learning needs, systematically organize relevant information resources for future reference and plan for continuing data acquisition in the area of clinical research focus.
Goal: Residents will understand how to perform clinical research and advocate for patients within the context of the health care system.
ACGME Competency: Systems-Based Practice
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the costs of clinical research in the clinical setting and take steps to minimize costs without compromising quality.
- Recognize the limit of one’s knowledge and expertise and take steps to avoid medical errors.
- Understand key aspects of health care research as it applies to cost control and billing.
- Recognize and advocate for families who need assistance to deal with the complexities of a clinical research protocol.
Goal: Pediatric residents will act as a professional member of the health care team. ACGME Competency: Professionalism
- Residents will demonstrate a commitment to carrying out clinical research responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to diversity.
- Demonstrate personal accountability to clinical research protocols and to the wellbeing of all patients involved in these protocols.
- Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities in clinical research, adherence to ethical and legal principles, and sensitivity to diversity while performing clinical research in children.
- Residents will act in an ethical manner when obtaining informed assent and consent for patients/families to participate in clinical research
- Residents will not begin data collection until IRB approval is obtained
- Residents will be honest when completing their IRB and Foundation Grant applications
- Residents will protect patient/family confidentiality when conducting research
- Residents will complete the CITI web-based training course before engaging in research
Resident Scheduling and Responsibilities:
- Must be approved by the program director. Specific projects and project mentors/preceptors must be identified in advance of the elective month.
- Participate in planning meetings with the rotation directors and/or mentors/preceptors prior to your elective month.
- By the first day of your elective, complete a SharePoint calendar of your elective activities, including any time off the elective for continuity clinic, call, post-call, annual leave, or other reasons. Include any time you plan to spent in literature review, data collection, analysis, etc, as well as when you plan to complete the trainings and study guide described below.
- The resident must update rotation directors and mentors/preceptors in advance regarding any changes and submit a final calendar with their elective summary.
- Prior to the first day on this elective, you should sit down with the rotation director and your preceptors/mentors and develop goals for the month. You must complete the Educational and Research Plan by the first day of your rotation.
- You are expected to attend Morning Report, Noon Conferences, and other required residency program activities. If your electives pose a conflict to the scheduled teaching/program times, please notify the rotation directors in advance.
- Rotation meetings with directors or preceptors may occur in-person or virtually. A professional atmosphere must be maintained for virtual meetings.
- Review the information and training on the ETSU Department of Pediatrics Division of Academic Pediatrics website. View the Research and Statistics Presentation, the Research and Statistics PowerPoint Slides and Study Guide described below in addition to any unique scheduled research opportunities assigned during your month (like research conference, trainings, etc).
- Submit a mid-rotation summary of work completed by the 15th of the month to the rotation directors and preceptors/mentors via email.
- Submit a summary of your work accomplished during the month within 1 week of completing elective including plans for continuing and completing your work.
Educational Plan
2023-2024 Dept of Pediatrics Research Elective Educational and Research Plan