Research during Internal Medicine Residency Training: Meeting the Challenge of the Residency Review Committee
Authors: Henry J. Schultz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1996)

Editorials1 February 1996Research during Internal Medicine Residency Training: Meeting the Challenge of the Residency Review CommitteeHenry J. Schultz, MDHenry J. Schultz, MDMayo Graduate School of Medicine Rochester, MN 55905Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-124-3-199602010-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Currently, 26 Residency Review Committees are responsible for establishing the special requirements of graduate medical education training programs and for monitoring compliance with these minimum standards. The program requirements of each Residency Review Committee include the following statement, with minor variations, which emphasizes the value of “scholarly activity” during residency training:Graduate medical education must take place in an environment of inquiry and scholarship in which residents participate in the development of new knowledge, learn to evaluate research findings, and develop habits of inquiry as a continuing professional responsibility.The responsibility for establishing and maintaining an environment of inquiry and ...References1. Gupta G. Graduate Medical Education Directory 1995-1996. Chicago: American Med Assoc; 1995. Google Scholar2. Jones J, Dougherty J, Cannon L, Schelble D. Teaching research in the emergency medicine residency curriculum. Ann Emerg Med. 1987; 16:347-53. Google Scholar3. Perkoff GT. The research environment in family practice. J Fam Pract. 1985; 21:389-93. Google Scholar4. Liese BS, Johnson CA, Govaker DA, O'Dell ML. 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