Scholarly Activity & Research

Residents in the Internal Medicine Residency Program are required to produce Scholarly Activity throughout their residency. Each year we hold a GME-wide research fair in which residents from all programs at MCMC present their scholarly work in Quality Improvement/Educational Innovation, Clinical Vignette, or Traditional Research. The products of this endeavor are often accepted at regional, national, or international academic associations for publication.

Research

Many residents seize the opportunity to use the resources of Mercy Catholic Medical Center to perform clinical research. Projects ranging from EKGs of student athletes to impact of different colonoscopy preparations have been presented at national meetings of subspecialty societies, with some resident research winning awards.

In addition, residents are encouraged to write up interesting or illustrative patients and a clinical vignette, sharing the knowledge we gain from our diverse patients with the medical community at large.