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A case report curriculum to promote scholarship
Author(s) -
Besharatian Behdad,
Velez Jorge,
Rosenblum Michael,
Stefan Mihaela,
Luciano Gina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the clinical teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1743-498X
pISSN - 1743-4971
DOI - 10.1111/tct.12580
Subject(s) - scholarship , mentorship , accreditation , curriculum , medical education , medicine , graduate medical education , psychology , political science , pedagogy , law
Summary Background Engaging in scholarly activity during residency can facilitate the acquisition of important skills; however, residents may encounter barriers such as unclear expectations as to what constitutes scholarship, a paucity of dedicated time and a lack of mentorship. Residents may encounter barriers such as unclear expectations as to what constitutes scholarshipObjective In July 2013, we developed a Case Report Curriculum ( CRC ) for first‐year residents to guide them towards creating a high‐quality case report and helping them to achieve the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education scholarly activity requirement. Methods The CRC is composed of four 1‐hour educational sessions (seminars and group work) at intervals of 4–6 weeks, with specific homework assignments. Sessions are divided into four topics: (1) importance of scholarship and selecting a case; (2) defining appropriate learning objectives; (3) writing a discussion; and (4) editing and submitting. The culmination of the CRC is a poster competition at our institutional Academic Week. Results In 2012/13, the year prior to CRC implementation, six of 18 (33%) first‐year residents participated in scholarly activity. During the following 2 years, 20 of 20 (100%) of the 2013/14 first‐year residents and 21 of 22 (95%) of the 2014/15 first‐year residents participated in the CRC and presented a case report. Furthermore, 16 of 20 (80%) of the first‐year residents who completed the CRC in 2013/14 voluntarily continued to work on scholarly projects, with a total of 44 projects published or presented regionally or nationally. Discussion The CRC represents a practical structured framework for promoting scholarship, which can be easily implemented in a residency programme.