PromotingPrimaryCareResearchinSouthCarolinaABriefHistoryoftheStateResident

ResearchEvent

PeterJ.Carek,MD,MS,CAQSMUniversityofFloridaDepartmentofFamilyMedicine,GainesvilleFLMatthewCline,MDAnMed HealthFamilyMedicineResidency,AndersonSCT.EdwinEvans,MDSenecaLakesFamilyMedicineResidency,SenecaSC

Beginnings

• Ideabroughtupbyseveralfacultyatdifferentresidenciestohaveastatewideresidentresearchgathering• AtAnderson,thelocalchampionwasDr.LibbyBaxley,nowaDeanatECUinNorthCarolina• SheenvisionedaprogramlikeanSTFMresearchafternoonortheFellowshipResearchDayattheUNC-ChapelHillFacultydevelopmentfellowship

• InitiallyplannedtobeinMyrtleBeachinSpring1990• HurricaneHugointhefallof1989changedtheplan• DelayeduntilFall1991

FirstStatewideResidencyResearchEvent

• Multiplegoals• Gatheringofresidentsfromall7residenciesinthestate• Includedaseriesofworkshopsthatwereresidentfocused• Residentresearchpresentationswereoneworkshop,withuptotwoinvitedtopresentfromeachstate• A“residencyandthemedicalmarriage”wasanotherworkshop

• Theplace?HickoryKnobStatePark

HickoryKnobStatePark

ProandConofaStatePark

• Advantages• Lowercost• Multiplelowcostactivities- golf,swimming,boating• Enoughspaceforresidenciestosendlargergroups• Allowedforfocustobeontheworkshopsandgroupactivities

• Disadvantages• Relativelyrustic• Simplefoodwithlittlevariation• Nonearbyshoppingorsociallife(ortown)• Notcentrallylocated• Notgenerallyadesireddestination

Theresearchpresentations?

• Variablewithnorealplanoroversightastowhatcouldbepresented.• Volunteerfacultyfrommultipleresidencieswerejudges• Toptwoprojects:• Weighingresidentlabcoatsbyyearandrotation(includingcontentdetailsofpockets)• StudyofbackpainpatientswithandwithoutPTreferrals

• Wasagoodstart

Nextsteps

• HickoryKnobwasrepeatedfor1moreyear,theninterestdeclined.• Nearly10yearslater,anewgroupoffacultylookedtorevivetheresearchcomponent,thistimelinkingitwithworkshopsthatcenteredonChiefResidenttraining• Amorecentrallocationwaschoseninthestate(WhiteOakConferenceCenter)• Alltheresidencieswereprovidedformforresidentstoproposetheirabstractstoacentralgroupof3evaluators• Top20wereinvitedtopresentinthespringof2002?2003?

WhiteOakConferenceCenter

Whatelsewasgoingonsimultaneously?

• RC-FMhadaddedarequirementforresidentresearchinlate1990s• Severalofthenow8FMresidenciesinthestatehadstartedtheirown“ResearchDay”wherelocally,2nd and3rd yearresidentspresentedtheirresearch• Forcommentatorsandjudges,therewasoftensharingoffacultyfromoneprogramtoanothertoprovideoutsideexpertise(ortoremoveperceptionofbias)• Afterlocalpresentation,anextstepcouldbetoproposetoaresearchworkshopatSTFM,ortoproposeasaposterpresentationtoastateorregionalmeeting.

• Thus,therewereseveral“ResidentResearchSymposiums”occurringthroughoutthestate,usuallyinthespring.

Nextsteps:GrowFinancesandInterest• Movetosolidifyfinancialsupport• KeeptheassociationwiththeChiefResidenttrainingworkshop• UtilizeAHECfundingforresidentlodging,meals,andcashawards

• Expandresidentinterest• LinkthecoursetotheSCAFP’ssummerCMEbreakawayatthebeach• Thisincreasedresidentinterestinattendingthevenue,evenifnotcentralinthestate• Allowforposterpresentationsaswell

• Standardizeselectioncriteria• Allresidenciesprovidefacultytoreviewandscoreabstractssubmittedbyresidents• Rotatinggroupof3judgeswithpredefinedscoringatthemeetingforawards(rotatesbetweenthe8FMresidenciesinthestate)

LitchfieldBeachResortatPawley’sIsland

LeadershipfromtheFMFaculty• MUSC’sFMresidencyatTridenthadthemostdevelopedresidentresearchcurriculum,alongwithUSC’sProvidenceprogram• Facultyfromthesetwoprogramsworkedonseveraliterationsofscoringandjudgingcriteria,aswellasabstractevaluationforms,thathavebeenimprovedoverthelast10years.• Eachresidencyisreserved1slotforitsnominationof“bestresidentresearchproject”andthenthereare8selectedfromthestateatlarge.• Totalof16podiumpresentations• Symposiumproceedingspublishedaheadoftime• Otherapplicantsareinvitedtobeposterpresentations

Sonesta ResortatHiltonHeadIsland

Ed’sportion:Mechanics/process

SouthCarolinaAHECResidentScholarshipSymposium• NowhostedattheannualSCAFPAnnualAssembly• BODdesiredinteractionbetweenresidentsandmembers• CMEoffered

• “QualityImprovement”and“BasicResearch”arecategories• Nolongerdoingcasereports…*

• Eachprogramgetstoselectonepresenterforthestatewidesymposium• Eightotherspotsarechosenbyjudgesattheprograms• EligibilityrequiresconfirmationofIRBapproval/exemption

AHECSponsorship

• $400,$300,$200prizesinbothQIandBasicResearch• Posterpresentationsareencouraged(onewinner,$200)• Allabstractsnotselectedforpodiumpresentationareeligibleforposter• Anyincompleteabstractsareeligibleonlyforposterpresentation

• Allpresenters(podiumandposters)receiveafreeweekendatthebeachfortheirfamily!

CalendarfortheResearchSymposium

• March/April- abstractssolicited,senttopaneloffacultyreviewersateachresidencyprogram• Reviewersareblindedtotheprogramsourceoftheabstract• Reviewersdonotreviewtheirownresidents’abstracts• ResidentsalsoprovideabriefbiotoaidtheSymposiumDirector• IMRADformat(Intro,Methods,ResultsandDiscussion)

• Mid/lateApril,topeightpresentationsareselectedbyfacultyreviewers• AcceptedproposalsaredesignatedasQIorBasicResearchbythepanel

CalendarfortheSymposium

• Individualprogramsmayhavetheirown“ResearchDay”,usuallyinAprilorMay.• Programschoosetheirtopprojectforoneoftheguaranteedspots;theseabstractsarenotsubmittedtotheFacultyReviewpanel.• Statewideprogramisinmid-Juneatthebeach

FacultyReviewersscoresheet

DayoftheSymposium

• Sixteenpresentationsarebrokenupintooneafternoonandthenextmorning• Residentsrequestedtoremainpresentforallpresentations• 10minutesforpresentation,5forquestions• Threejudges,onedirectortofacilitatediscussions• Prizesareawardedimmediatelyafterthemorningsession,atalunchattendedbythestateacademymembership

Judgesscoresheet

Lastyear’swinners

• BasicResearch• “SuccessofIn-HospitalCardiopulmonaryResuscitation”Vasagar,Brintha MDMPH;SpartanburgRegionalFMResidencyProgram

• QualityImprovement• “DocumentationandInterventiononPediatricObesityataPrimaryCareClinic”Neary,BrandenMD;Trident/MUSCFMResidencyProgram

• PosterSession• “PhysicianPerceptionsofanAccountableCareUnitafterImplementation”Quinn,JustinMDandMichaelPlachta MD

InfluenceBeyondSouthCarolina

• Symposiumhasbeenpresentedinseveralpublications• PromotingScholarlyActivityinFamilyMedicineResidencyPrograms:What’stheReward?• FromtheAssociationofFamilyMedicineResidencyDirectors• AnnFamMed2004;2:520-521

• Ables AZ,Carek PJ,DickersonLM,AbercrombieS,Hanlin RB.Promotingresidentscholarshipthroughastate-widesymposium.FamMed2010;42(6):440-3.

PromotingResidentScholarship ThroughaStatewideSymposiumAdrienneZ.Ables,PharmD;PeterJ.Carek,MD,MS;LoriM.Dickerson,PharmD;StoneyAbercrombie,MD;RobertB.Hanlin,MDBackgroundandObjectives:Literatureonintegrationandassessmentofaresearchcurriculumintofamilymedicineresidencytrainingprogramsislimited.Theobjectivesofthispaperaretodescribethedevelopment,implementation,andevaluationofastate-wideresidentscholarshipsymposium.Methods:In2003,theSouthCarolinaAreaHealthEducationConsortium(SCAHEC)andresidencyprogramdirectorsdevelopedanannualresidentscholarshipsymposium.Abstractsaresubmittedinthecategoriesofcasepresentation,qualityimprovement,orclinicalresearch.Subsequently,twohalfdaysaredevotedtoresidents’presentationoftheirresearch,whichisevaluatedbyapanelofthreejudges,andawardsaregivenineachcategory.Results:Atotalof238residentshavepresented176researchprojects.FifteenprojectshavebeenpresentedduringtheAnnualSpringConferenceoftheSocietyofTeachersofFamilyMedicine(STFM),sevenprojectshavebeenpresentedduringtheAnnualMeetingoftheNorthAmericanPrimaryCareResearchGroup(NAPCRG),andnineprojectshavebeenpublishedinpeer-reviewedjournals.Residentevaluationshaveratedtheconferenceoverallasgoodtooutstanding.Conclusions:Astate-widesymposiumhasprovidedfamilymedicineresidentsanopportunitytopresenttheirscholarlyworkstoalargeraudienceandisassociatedwithresidentprojectsthathavebeenpresentedorpublishedonanationallevel.(FamMed2010;42(6):440-3.)FromtheSpartanburgFamilyMedicineResidencyProgram,Spartanburg,SC(Dr Ables);Trident/MedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinaFamilyMedicineResidencyProgram(Drs Carek andDickerson);AndersonFamilyMedicineResidencyProgram,Anderson,SC(Dr Abercrombie);andGreenvilleFamilyMedicineResidencyProgram,Greenville,SC(Dr Hanlin).

OtherState/RegionalResearchSymposiaRegionalFamilyMedicineResident

ResearchSymposiumMay20,201709:30AM– May20,2017

04:00PMLocation: Galveston,Texas

Address: PrimaryCarePavilion,400Harborside Drive

CAMPLEJEUNEREGIONALMEDICALRESEARCHSYMPOSIUMTheCampLejeuneFamilyMedicineResidencyiscallingforabstractsforthe7thAnnualCampLejeuneRegionalMedicalResearchCompetitionandSymposium.

Therewillbepodiumandposterpresentations.

May25-262017:RegionalResearchSymposium

MichiganFamilyMedicineResearchDay

Thursday,May26,2016TheJohnsonCenteratClearyUniversity

3725ClearyDriveHowell,MI48843