The Department of Medicine requires each graduating resident to have completed a significant
academic project. Ideally, the project is selected during the first year, refined during the
second year, and presented in the third year.
- Each PGY-III is expected to present their project at a noon conference, or at a special "Resident's Day" symposium.
- Each resident selects one of the faculty as a preceptor for possible ideas, guidance, help, and resources.
The residents choose a project and preceptor of their liking.
| Possible types of project: |
Expected outcome: |
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Scientific question |
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Formal study (basic, clinical, health economic) |
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Curriculum development |
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Curricular recommendations |
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Case report |
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Scholarly review and published report |
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Practice Improvement |
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Scholarly review and practice guideline |
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Clinical series/observation |
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Case series; Scholarly review |
- Residents have presented their academic projects at national and international meetings
Stony Brook University has a proud research tradition, and there are ample opportunities for
mentoring in academic investigation
- Stony Brook boasts an NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center, one of only 70 in the nation
- Four department chairs hold NIH MERIT awards
- Stony Brook is ranked as a "Type 1 Research University" by the Carnegie Foundation, a distinction granted
to fewer than 2% of all colleges and universities in the country
- The basic science faculty ranks in the top 10% in research funding per individual investigator and
in articles published
- Basic and translational research are enhanced by the school's Center for Molecular Medicine, and
collaboration with research efforts at nearby Brookhaven National Laboratories and Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratories
We expect the academic project be one of the highlights of your residency experience and we look forward to working on it with you.
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
DVAMC, NORTHPORT
