NCOPE Resident Director Workshop “Changes to the Residency Research Project”

1. NCOPE Resident Director Workshop“Changes to the Residency Research Project” March 22, 2007 San Francisco

2. Resident Research Project 1993 -Residency Standards Adopted -Residents required to complete research project -NCOPE required submission of title 1998 -Required to submit Entire project to NCOPE 1996 -Required to submit abstract And a title 2006 -Research Project now “Directed Study” -Established guidelines for Directed Study *Effective 2007

3. Purpose • Better consumers of research

4. 2005 • Research Development Committee • Surveyed Resident Sites • Surveyed Schools • Develop/Define Tiers/Pathways • Mentor system • Research conducted (where?) • IRB (Institutional Review Board) • Plagiarism

5. 2005 • 89 papers reviewed in 2005 • 50% of papers • Term papers/literature review • Case studies (with literature review) • 50% of papers • Lab reports (established hypothesis and attempt to answer) • Lab report with external design • Full IRB process

6. Recommendations • Have committee created that deals with research for the residency and interface with the Academy’s research education committee • Creation of templates to collect data • At a minimum add informed consent to process for human subject research • Have the residents sign a statement on plagiarism

7. Recommendations • Look into changing name • Look at expanding the types of research to include entrepreneurship • Create more assistance on training directors on the research component of the residency program

8. Recommendation • Revise/investigate changes to the residency site application to gain info on the site • Include in the application process for sites to identify the type of resident project they can offer at their site, based upon definitions and templates provided.

9. Key Elements • Not all practitioner’s will want to do research • Levels of research requirements should be established • Recognition that different residency sites offer variety of experiences based on location, funding, etc.

10. What is Different • Name “Directed Study” • Established Tiers/Pathways to complete directed study • Guidelines • Updated Residency Site Application

11. Tiers/Pathways for Study Type Study With Human Subjects Case Study Involving Human Subjects Scientific Study Involving Human Subjects Scientific Study Involving Human Subjects by a qualified research organization Other Study Involving Human Subjects Study Without Human Subjects Literature Review Scientific Study Not Involving Human Subjects Scientific Study Not Involving Human Subjects by a qualified research organization Other Study not Involving Human Subjects

12. Cover Sheet • School/graduation • Date residency began • Project for master’s/terminal degree • Project complete/still collecting data • Co-author/consult with project • Human Subjects used • Type of Study

13. During Residency Prior to Residency Completion of Residency Directed Study Assessment -Committee -Likert rating scale to evaluate projects Updated Residency Site Application Directed Study -Study Type -Criteria -Cover Sheet

14. On the horizon… • Develop and Implement mentor system for higher level study types • Feedback for higher level study types • Submit directed studies with merit to AAOP committee to review for “best of the resident series”

15. Assisting the Resident Director • JPO, 1993 vol. 5, num. 4 • Clinical Research • Types of Clinical Research • Getting Started in P&O Research • Researching Published Information • Methodology • Statistics • Practical Clinical Measures • Funding Research Development

16. Thanks for Supporting Residency!!!