TO study the perception of residents and medical students to case report based learning Case reporting as an educational tool Residency Project Participants: Daniela Zipkin, Mark Schartz, Jennifer Adams, Devin Mann, Lisa Minsky-Primus, Alyssa Finlay Goals A creative, synthetic in-depth experience in addition to residency Clarify resident’s future interests Enhance lifetime learning skills Develop mastery and expertise Learn rigor and scholarship Learn to finish a project Objectives Go from idea to product Present at a national meeting/write a paper Learn what it means to be in academia Teach/communicate process and results Work with a mentor Learn skills of asking a question Have Fun When/What PGY-1 Introduction: Definition of expectations/opportunity and slide show Orientation: Reminder Derm: Intro to faculty and written summary (x2) Stories of productivity (x2) Meet the faculty Directory of faculty interests/mentors Prior projects – Epi, SGIM presentations Lunch – informal talk Discussion of ideas/brainstorming ideas and interests Psychosocial: One half-day/week Pick a mentor and meet Exploring topics/gathering information Progress reports Touch base at 5-weeks PGY-2 Block: One-half day/week Early: Touch base with mentor and generate plan for Block time End: Meet with mentor and review progress Epi: One-half day/week May use for project Epi project presentation Note Any year Journal Club 4:00 pm talk Pre-clinic talk Collaborate with Fellows PGY-3-4 July – October: ACPC works in progress October – January: SGIM submission (possible) June: Senior Symposium -Residents present -Mentors -Subject experts Blocks: One-half day/week May negotiate extended time Project site on website Types of Projects Meta-analysis/systematic review Clinical research Basic research Community project Curriculum development/Product/Module Literature/Art/Music Health Policy