The PRIME curriculum. Clinical research training during residency.

Full Abstract

AIM:
The Primary Medical Education (PRIME) program is an outpatient-based, internal medicine residency track nested within the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) categorical medicine program. Primary Medical Education is based at the San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 1 of 3 teaching hospitals at UCSF. The program accepts 8 UCSF medicine residents annually, who differentiate into PRIME after internship. In 2000, we implemented a novel research methods curriculum with the dual purposes of teaching basic epidemiology skills and providing mentored opportunities for clinical research projects during residency.

SETTING:
Single academic internal medicine program.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The PRIME curriculum utilizes didactic lecture, frequent journal clubs, work-in-progress sessions, and active mentoring to enable residents to "try out" a clinical research project during residency.

PROGRAM EVALUATION:
Among 32 residents in 4 years, 22 residents have produced 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 1 paper under review, and 2 book chapters. Their clinical evaluations are equivalent to other UCSF medicine residents.

DISCUSSION:
While learning skills in evidence-based medicine, residents can conduct high-quality research. Utilizing a collaboration of General Internal Medicine researchers and educators, our curriculum affords residents the opportunity to "try-out" clinical research as a potential future career choice.

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Author information

Author/s: Kohlwes, R J (RJ); Shunk, R L (RL); Avins, A (A); Garber, J (J); Bent, S (S); Shlipak, M G (MG);

Affiliation: General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. jeffk(-atsign-)medicine.ucsf.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of general internal medicine : official journal of the Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine (J Gen Intern Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-May; vol 21 (issue 5) : pp 506-9

Dates: Created 2006/05/17; Completed 2006/08/29; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 16704399, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Sep;21(9):1007-8; author reply 108. (PMID: 16918752)

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