Published online May 1, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 5 May 2006, pp. 1818-1822 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-1249)
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EXPERIENCE AND REASON

The Boston Marathon Study: A Novel Approach to Research During Residency

Andrew Y. Shin, MDa, Christopher S.D. Almond, MD, MPHa, Rebekah C. Mannix, MDa, Christine N. Duncan, MDa, Mary Beth F. Son, MDa, Heather M. McLauchlan, MDa, Usama B. Kanaan, MDa, Jennifer M. Litzow, MDa, Pearl S. Riney, MDa, Cameron C. Trenor, III, MDa, Elizabeth B. Fortescue, MDa, Robert J. Vinci, MDb, David S. Greenes, MDa on behalf of the resident physicians from the Boston Combined Residency Program

a Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
b Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Resident physicians from a pediatric academic training program developed a hospital-wide research project in an effort to enhance their residency research experience. In this model, residents themselves assumed primary responsibility for each stage of a large prospective clinical research study. The project, which was integrated successfully into the residency program, enabled a large group of residents, with mentorship from a dedicated faculty member, to benefit from a structured clinical research experience while providing the flexibility necessary to meet the demands of a busy residency curriculum. Careful topic selection with a well-defined end point, faculty involvement, resident collegiality, and institutional support were factors identified by study leaders as central to the success of this model.

Key Words: research • resident education/training • residency/internship

Accepted Oct 26, 2005.