Sample Research ProposalResident:John Smith, PGY2Research Mentor:Jane Doe, MD, Section of General Internal MedicineDate of Proposal:February 5, 2009I.Title of Proposed Research Project Medical Student a Mediator of !han"e in #obacco $eII.Specific AimsIn conductin" thi tudy, %e %ill accom&lih the follo%in" &ecific aim'S&ecific (im )*!om&are the effecti+ene of the ta"e &ecific mo,in" ceation counelin" inter+ention %ith the control inter+ention by e+aluatin" the im&act on the follo%in" &atient outcome at ), -, . and )2 month'a/ 0uit rate, b/ ta"e of chan"e, c/ deire to 0uit, d/ moti+ation to 0uit, e/ confidence in 0uittin" 1elf2efficacy/, and f/ nicotine de&endence*3y&othei )*Patient couneled by tudent initially trained in ta"e &ecific mo,in" ceation counelin" %ill ha+e hi"her 0uit rate, im&ro+e their ta"e of chan"e, increae their deire to 0uit, be more moti+ated to 0uit, ha+e hi"her confidence in 0uittin", and ha+e le nicotine de&endence at )2 month*S&ecific (im 2*!om&are the effecti+ene of the ta"e &ecific mo,in" ceation counelin" inter+ention %ith the control inter+ention by e+aluatin" the im&act on the follo%in" &rocee of care rated by &atient at ), -, . and )2 month'a/ atifaction %ith the 0uality of care in "eneral, and b/ atifaction %ith the 0uality of care related to mo,in" ceation counelin"* 3y&othei 2*Patient couneled by tudent initially trained in mo,in"2&ecific beha+ioral counelin" %ill ha+e "reater atifaction %ith both meaure of 0uality of care at )2 month*III. Background#obacco i the only le"ally old &roduct ,no%n to caue death in one half of it re"ular uer*1)/#hu, of the etimated )*- billion &eo&le in the %orld %ho mo,e, nearly .50 million %ill die &rematurely a a cone0uence*1)/In the $nited State, a&&ro4imately 255 of men and 205 of %omen, or 6. million adult,mo,e*12/#he financial toll of tobacco ue in the $*S* i ubtantial* 7timated cot include 895 billon &er year in medical e4&enditure and 8:0 billion from lot &roducti+ity*1-/#he &eronal health ri, of mo,in" are e+en more i"nificant %ith re&ect to morbidity and mortality*(lthou"h the role of &hyician in ceation effort ha been demontrated, many &hyician fail to counel &atient*#he mot common reaon cited for lac, of1counelin" include inade0uate trainin" and time &reure*;ur inter+ention %ill tar"et medical tudent in the early ta"e of trainin"*#he &ro&oed inter+ention %ill &ro+ide a foundation for medical learner in ta"e &ecific counelin" and %ill aid &hyician in &rimary &ractice to hel& their &atient to& mo,in"*#he rationale for thi &ro"ram i that &ro+idin" education early and allo%in" tudent to ue thee ,ill %ith &atient in the community can hel&' )/ future &hyician %ith confidence in mo,in" ceation counelin", 2/ &hyician in the community %ho may not ha+e ade0uate time to counel &atient, and -/ &atient %hoe health may be at ri, from mo,in"*I. Research MethodsStudy Dei"n'