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Resources for Medical Education Researchers

• Consulting Resources
• Funding Opportunities
• Libraries & Literature
• Web Resources

 

Consulting Resources

• Expert consultation funding for medical education research projects - available now!
  

  A limited amount of pilot funding is available this year in order to provide consultation with experts in study design and/or statistics. Up to 10 hours of support can be requested in the following circumstances:

  • a background literature search has been completed and summarized
  • the hypothesis is clearly stated and a general research plan has been identified
  • the investigator has the necessary resources to complete the project

  To request this support, please fill out the application and submit to phsgmeoffice@partners.org 

  A few of our available consultants include:
  Eric G. Campbell , Ph.D.
  Christine Vogeli, Ph.D.
  Elyse R. Park, Ph.D., MPH

  
  

• "Works in Progress" - this series has been initiated at MGH & BWH to bring junior faculty investigators together with more experienced colleagues to discuss and help develop research questions and projects related to medical education:

  The BWH sessions led by Drs. Jonathan Borus and Graham McMahon take place the last Thursday of each month from 4-5 p.m. in the Dexter Library. Contact Kate Latson for additional details and/or if you would be interested in presenting your study.
  
  MGH are led by Dr. John Co: Contact phsgmeoffice@partners.org to RSVP or if you are interested in presenting your study at MGH for one of the dates below:

  Date	Time	Location	Study
  Fri, Jul 24, 2009	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH Trustees	Dr. Helen Riess of the MGH Department of Psychiatry will be presenting her pilot study: "Assessing the Effectiveness of Empathy and Relational Training Modules in Enhancing Resident Physician Communication in Patient Care Delivery"
  Wed, Aug 12, 2009	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH Trustees	Cancelled
  Mon, Sep 14, 2009	1:15 - 2:15 pm	MGH - Hackett (BUL 3)	(please note the time change) John J. Kadzielski ,M.D. & Frank McCormick, M.D. "Combating Fatigue in Graduate Medical Education"
  Fri, Oct 23, 2009	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH Trustees	Open
  Mon, Nov 2, 2009	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH Trustees	Open
  Fri, Dec 4, 2009	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH - Hackett (BUL 3)	Open
  Mon, Jan 25, 2010	12:00 - 1:00 pm	MGH - Hackett (BUL 3)	Open

   

   

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Funding Opportunities

• Partners HealthCare employees click here for a list of external funding opportunities related to medical education research.

 

Libraries & Literature

• PHS GME - Medical Education Research- Library Services & Literature Web site (External link)

 

Web Resources

• The Partners Human Research Committee (PHRC) is the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Partners Research Management. The PHRC must approve all human-subject research conducted by a Partners-affiliated investigator. http://healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/home.htm
  
  
• Partners Research Management
  
  
• BWH Research Management
  
  
• MGH Research Management

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