Program Overview

• We feel that in order to be a well-trained internist, residents must understand clinical research and evidence-based medicine.
• We have a unique and successful program in clinical research designed to train residents in evidenced-based medicine.
• We also strive to give residents research opportunities that suit their career goals.
• We have undertaken a number of initiatives to provide our residents with this type of experience:
  - We have a dedicated group of Clinical Scholars, a Director of Clinical Research and a Clinical Research staff that assist residents with research.
  - We require a weeklong intensive course (during which residents are excused from clinical duties) on fundamentals of clinical research.
  - All residents work in collaboration with a faculty mentor who assists in the development and implementation of research projects.

Program Highlights

• In the last 3 years, resident research projects have included prospective clinical studies, retrospective reviews, quality initiatives, case reports and case series.
  - There have been greater than 25 presentations at regional meetings, including 3 top award winners.
  - There have been approximately 15 presentations at national research meetings.
  - There have been 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Our Internal Medicine residents have won first place at the national American College of Physicians resident research competition, and, for two consecutive years, taken the first place award at the American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, and have presented multiple oral and poster presentations at national research meetings.

Director of Clinical Research

Dr. Thomas Shehab is the Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Internal Medicine. He is a gastroenterologist by training and completed his residency, chief residency, and his fellowships at the University of Michigan Health System. His primary research interests include hepatitis C, colon cancer, resident education and interaction between sub-specialists and primary care physicians. Might want to mention some of your publications/ presentations.Dr. Shehab and the research staff meet with Internal Medicine residents regularly to help develop and guide their research projects.