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Research and Educator Tracks

The Department of Psychiatry Residency Program at Indiana University is designed to give residents a rich learning experience, a broad range of clinical settings, and the most advanced diagnostic and treatment approaches. With our four-year program, residents may also choose to follow either Educator or Research track.

EDUCATOR TRACK

PGY 1           

  1. Declare interest in Clinician Educator Track.
  2. Establish relationship with a Mentor who is a Clinician Educator
  3. Begin education project
    • Design project with mentor
    • Write a protocol
    • Obtain IRB approval

PGY 2

  1. Develop ideas for a curriculum to be implemented in PGY 3 year.
  2. Provide ½ day per week protected time for education project and other educational activities (ICM, etc.).
  3. Continue work on education project

PGY3

  1. Provide one full day per week devoted to educational activities.
  2. Begin implementation of curriculum developed in PGY 2 year.
  3. Initiate scholarly work in Clinical Education.
  4. Continue educational activities (ICM, etc.).

PGY4

  1. Study curriculum, consider ways to improve/change based on feedback.
  2. Continue educational activities.
  3. Serve as a site Chief Resident.
  4. Participate in Chief Resident Meetings.
  5. Submit scholarly work in Clinical Education.
  6. Present project at Grand Rounds.
  7. Present project at AADPRT.

 

RESEARCH TRACK

PGY 1

  1. Declare interest in the Research Track
  2. Establish mentor relationship with senior department researcher, preferably in the area the candidate is interested in investigating
  3. Rotate on a clinical service that has a research focus (e.g., Carter 2A unit)
  4. Begin starter research project (likely to involve  retrospective data collection because of time constraints)
    • Design project with mentor
    • Write a protocol
    • Obtain IRB approval
  5. Attend journal club

PGY 2

  1. Conduct continuity clinic in a setting where research is conducted (e.g., PARC)
    or
  2. Provide ½ day per week protected research time for starter research project and other research activities
  3. Complete starter research project
    • Complete data analysis
    • Present results in a poster session
    • Published results in peer review journal
  4. Attend journal club

PGY 3

  1. Provide one full day per week devoted to research activities
  2. Design and begin implementation of a major research project (likely involving prospective data collection)
    • Design project with mentor (if the project is outside of the mentor’s area of interest, consider acquiring a new mentor in the area of interest)
    • Write protocol
    • Obtain IRB approval
    • Begin implementation and data collection
  3. Publish a review paper on the area of the major research project in a peer review journal
  4. Present research at Grand Rounds
  5. Attend journal club

PGY 4

  1. Complete major research project
  2. Present results at a national scientific meeting (e.g., APA)
  3. Publish results in a peer review journal
  4. Utilize data as pilot data for a grant
  5. Attend the IUPUI grant writing course
  6. Write and submit a grant (e.g., NARSAD, K-award)
  7. Present data at Grand Rounds
  8. Attend journal club