RESIDENCY RESEARCH ELECTIVE  [link:  elective request form]
 
Residents are permitted to take one month per year elective time for research activities. Therefore, a categorical resident is permitted to have a total of three months elective time in research. The scheduling of these elective months will be coordinated by the chief medical resident.
 
In order to apply for a research month, the following must be completed prior to the initiation of the elective month:
 
1.)    Meet with Associate Program Director.
2.)    Submit Residency Research Elective Form electronically to the Associate program Director.
 
It is recommended that residents choosing to do  a research elective meet with the Associate Program Director at least two months in advance of the elective. Residents who fail to comply with the above in a timely manner, could forfeit their research month, and be reassigned to another elective month.
 
The following requirements are expected of all residents who have completed a research month:
 
1.)    Residents will be expected to do a 15 -20 minute presentation at a noontime conference about their research topic. It is expected that the resident will give an academic discussion on the overview and background of the research topic, citing references from the medical literature. The timing of this presentation will be arranged by the chief resident, and will usually occur at the end of the research month.

2.)     Poster presentation at the Department of Medicine Research Day. All residents must present at the annual DOM Research Day, regardless of whether or not their work has been completed. This will give the residents an opportunity to present their work, and receive feedback from an unbiased group of judges.