Rationale and Objectives
Engaging medical students and radiology residents in research during clinically focused
training in residency can be challenging. We investigated extending a substantial
degree of supervised autonomy to qualified residents to engage, mentor, and manage
teams of medical students and other residents in research projects, fostering a system
of laddered mentoring, referred to as “Resident Managed Peer Mentoring Program.” The
structure is as follows: a resident with research experience (preceptor) first identifies
small-scale hypothesis driven projects which different novice learner-researchers
at different levels of research background and training can undertake. The learner
and preceptor then outline the learner's deliverables and set deadlines for outcomes,
with regular faculty check-ins and oversight.
Materials and Methods
This observational study assessed the outcomes of our “Resident Managed Peer Mentoring
Program” beginning November 2019. Primary outcomes were numbers of peer-reviewed publications
credited to individual radiology physicians. Secondary outcomes were: numbers of radiology
physicians who participated in publication and academic rank-based analysis of publication
numbers for attending radiologists before and after the intervention.
Results
Number of peer-reviewed PubMed publications increased after our intervention (47.8%,
in year-1; 167.4% in year-2). Increases also occurred in the number of radiology physicians
who authored publications. The effect was largest for early career physicians.
Conclusion
The “Resident managed peer-mentoring program” was a productive method that proved
especially beneficial for students, residents, and early career physicians in our
clinically focused training program. This approach may be transferable to other programs
where an increase in research participation and productivity are valued.
Key Words
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: December 02, 2021
Accepted:
November 2,
2021
Received in revised form:
October 25,
2021
Received:
October 5,
2021
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