AAPM&R-RPC: Resident’s
Research Packet
Beyond Residency ...
During
your residency you are, hopefully, only just starting a long a productive
research career. If research is something you would like to pursue, additional
training would probably be helpful. One option is to do a fellowship.
Fellowships
run the gamut from being entirely clinical to exclusively research. Most lie
somewhere in between and are quite accommodating to the individual’s goals.
Fellows are in high demand so be choosy. Remember that the goal of a
fellowship is to advance your education well beyond residency. It should not
be to pay dues, provide cheap labor or get an “in” to a program. Be sure
the program you choose has good mentors and good facilities to allow you to
achieve your goals.
There are
many sources for fellowships including academic institutions, private
foundations, corporations and the NIH. The
“Research Enrichment Program” for senior residents and junior faculty
encourages recipients to complete a research project through various guided
sessions (contact Janet L. Williams, Program Coord., at 573-882-1632 or visit:
http://www.muhealth.org/~rep/
). Following are some good places
to get more information.
The "Green Book"
The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) publishes
the Directory of PM&R Residency
Training Programs, affectionately known as the “green book.”
It contains the most comprehensive listing of PM&R fellowships
available. Over 24 programs offer fellowships in a number of areas including
stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, pediatric rehabilitation,
pain management, and sports medicine. For a copy of the “green book,”
visit http://www.physiatry.org/education/directory.html
or send $35 to the AAP, 5987 East 71st St, Suite 112,
Indianapolis, IN 46220.
Web Sites
The AAPMR and ACRM have web sites that provide
information on clinical as well as research fellowships. See http://www.aapmr.org/memphys/rpc/fllwshp.htm
and http://www.acrm.org/research/home.htm.
EMG Fellowships
The American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic
Medicine (AANEM)
has an excellent listing of EMG fellowships available in the US and Canada. It
contains information on over 50 positions. Although most of the positions list
completion of a neurology residency as a prerequisite, they may consider
PM&R residents as well. You can obtain a listing of electrodiagnostic medicine fellowships by visiting
the AAEM website at http://www.aanem.org/aaem/emptraining/fellowship_listing.cfm.
The NIH
The
National Institutes of Health support fellowships in many ways. They give
grants to academic institutions to support fellowships. Many of the positions
listed in the “green book” are supported by NIH funds. They also give
grants to individuals with a number of different awards. For more information,
call the NIH, or see the NIH Guide book listed in the funding section.
Finally, the NIH supports a number of fellowships at the NIH campus in
Bethesda, MD. See:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm
for more info.
General References
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Medical
education programs sponsored by government agencies. JAMA
1989 262:1068-72.
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Martini CJ.
Graduate medical education in the changing environment of medicine. JAMA
1992 268:1097-105.
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Bland CJ, et al.
Characteristics of the successful researcher and implications for faculty
development. J of Med Ed 1986 61:22-31.
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Stolov
WC. Rehabilitation research training. Arch
of PM&R 1984 65:54-6.
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