"This book is a guide for medical residents and faculty in the fundamentals of clinical research, publication practices, and conference skills. It offers advice on how to incorporate scholarly activities into training routines, so the process becomes more manageable and less overwhelming. Suggestions for pursuing other scholarly activities, outside of clinical research, are also offered. Participation in research and other scholarly activities is a requirement for graduation from medical residency programs in the United States and many other countries. Faculty physicians who train residents are also required to produce annual scholarly work. Adding scholarship onto an already long list of requirements often feels a bit daunting to medical residents and the faculty who teach them. Fortunately, there are many forms of scholarly activity including basic and clinical research, quality improvement projects, and educational assessments so everyone can find interesting and feasible projects to complete. This valuable reference provides users a reliable source to turn to whenever they have questions on how to develop, conduct, publish, or present a research project. Written with the perspective of busy faculty and residents in mind, the content balances the need for enough detail to be instructive with the need for quick access to key points."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction : Developing Ways to Incorporate Scholarly Activity into Clinical Training and Practice / Lynne M. Bianchi and Justin Puller -- Literature Searches : Finding What is Known and Unknown About a Topic / Lynne M. Bianchi, Ajaipal S. Kang, Justin Puller -- Critically Reading Research Articles : Forming Opinions and Interpreting Data / Lynne M. Bianchi and James A. DeLullo -- Basic Research Design : Developing Research Ideas into Meaningful Projects / Lynne M. Bianchi, Luke J. Rosielle, Justin Puller, Kristin Juhasz -- The Study Population : Finding and Enrolling Participants that Fit the Study Question / Lynne M. Bianchi and Luke J. Rosielle -- Collecting Data You Can Trust / Lynne M. Bianchi and Luke J. Rosielle -- Preparing Studies for Statistical Analysis / Luke J. Rosielle and Lynne M. Bianchi -- Research with Human Subjects : Preparing an Application for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Lynne M. Bianchi, Joyce Babyak, Robert Maholic -- Obtaining Informed Consent for Research Studies / Lynne M. Bianchi -- Medical Writing : Tips for Preparing Clear, Concise Documents for your Audience / Lynne M. Bianchi and Annmarie Kutz -- Medical Writing : Journal Research Articles / Lynne M. Bianchi and Randy Jeffrey -- Medical Writing : Case Reports / Lynne M. Bianchi and Trevor A. Phinney -- Writing Successful Grant Proposals to Fit the Mission of the Funding Agency / Lynne M. Bianchi and Kristin A. Juhasz -- Writing Book Chapters / Lynne M. Bianchi and John D. Lubahn -- Attending and Presenting at Scientific Conference : Common Elements / Alice Wang, Dominik Greda, Lynne M. Bianchi, Calhoun C. Cunningham III -- Preparing and Giving Effective Poster Presentations / Alice Wang, Dominik Greda, Sean Carroll, Lynne M. Bianchi, Calhoun C. Cunningham III -- Preparing and Giving Effective Oral Presentations / Alice Wang, Dominik Greda, Lynne M. Bianchi, Calhoun C. Cunningham III -- Organizing a Successful Local or Regional Conference / Diann C. Cooper, Jeffery Esper, Lynne Bianch.