Rotation:
Clinical Scientist Track
Type:
CA-3 Elective
Duration:
6 months
Faculty: Christoph N. Seubert, MD, PhD
Prerequisite: Approval of Faculty mentor, Departmental
Research Committee, Departmental Education / Clinical Competency Committee
Residents
interested in an career in Academic Anesthesiology who would like to perform
clinical or basic science research during their primary Anesthesiology Residency
may apply for participation in the Clinical Scientist Track in the CA-3
year.
Procedures
for Application:
1.
Identify a faculty mentor with similar research interests. This
faculty member will assist you in drafting a full research proposal
to submit to the Departmental Research Committee. The format and
requirements for this proposal may vary from year to year. To
obtain the current requirements and format, please contact Christoph
Seubert, MD, PhD, the chair of the research committee. His pager
number is 413-8067 and his office number is 846-1308.
2.
The research committee will review your proposal. They will either approve
it or disapprove it. If it is approved, they will give it a priority
score. The priority score is important as only 2 residents can be on a
research rotation at a given time. Thus, a total of 4 residents per class
will be permitted to participate in the clinical scientist track. You will
be given one opportunity to revise your proposal and improve your priority
score.
3. Once your
proposal is approved, the Education Committee will review your clinical
performance to date to make certain that a six-month period outside the
operating room will not jeopardize your clinical performance and your
possibilities of passing the ABA written examination. The Education
Committee / Clinical Competence Committee must agree that you are a good
candidate for the Clinical Scientist Track in order for you to be allowed to
participate.
Timeline:
March 1: Deadline for submission of
proposal to Dr. Dennis and the research committee. You must have chosen
your mentor and written your completed proposal for review by the committee.
April 15: Clinical Competence / Education
Committees will review all approved proposals.
April 20: All candidates approved for the
Clinical Scientist Track will be notified. They will then choose what
period of time (1st half or 2nd half of the year) they would prefer to conduct
their research project. In the event of a conflict between 2 residents,
the program director will decide the period of time when the research will be
conducted.
Be aware that
only 2 residents at a time may participate in research projects. This
limitations allows a total of 4 residents to participate in this competitive
program (2 residents for each six month period).
Goals
and Objectives for Clinical Scientist Track:
The
exact goals and objectives will vary for each research project. However,
all research projects must have the following goals and objectives in common:
1.
Learn to design a basic or clinical research project. Included in this
process, an understanding of biostatistics and how statistical consultation
helps with sound research design MUST be attained.
2.
If the project is clinical, the resident must learn how to submit a project to
the Institutional Review Board, submit the project, and obtain approval PRIOR to
starting the research rotations. This may require some of your own time
during clinical rotations preceding the research rotations.
3.
Learn to collect research data in an organized fashion. This process must
include learning about the use of spreadsheets and databases. Currently,
this will require a working knowledge of Excel and Access.
4.
Analyze the data with the assistance of faculty mentor(s).
5.
Present the research work at a regional or national level meeting.
Residents will be expected to present their work AT LEAST at the Gulf-Atlantic
Residents' Conference, even if all the results are not yet available. The
Department will fund any and all presentations resulting from this research
work. It should be a goal to present the work at a major subspecialty
meeting (such as the Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiology), a national
meeting (e.g. American Society of Anesthesiologists or International Anesthesia
Research Society), or a basic science meeting relevant to the work (or a
combination of the above). One presentation is REQUIRED.
6.
Prepare your research for publication. You must prepare your work for
publication in an appropriate journal (decided by you and your faculty
mentor). Prior to graduation, a paper MUST be submitted to both the
research committee (Dr. Dennis, chair) and the program director (Dr.
Mahla). The paper must be suitable for publication and submitted to the
chosen journal. It does not have to be ACCEPTED prior to graduation.
RETURN
TO INDEX FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Revised 7/2004, reviewed 6/2005