C. S. Mott Children's Hospital
Research Opportunities
All residents are engaged in scholarly activity during their residency, and all residents complete at least one scholarly project by the end of residency. These scholarly activities take many forms, including mentored original research projects in the basic, clinical, education, or health services fields, case reports, subject reviews, web-based projects, advocacy projects or the development of patient education materials. All residents choose a mentor with whom they collaborate and receive guidance and the program provides additional resources for successful completion of the projects. Many of these projects have been placed in publication in academic journals or presented at national meetings. As of 2007, resident scholarly activity will be highlighted in a Resident Research Day, where the residents will present their scholarly projects to their peers and the faculty.
In addition to their mentored scholarly activities, residents are encouraged to participate in the scholarly activities of the Divisions of the Pediatric Department. The Department also has close associations with other academic and research units which are enthusiastic about resident participation. A few examples of these include:
The Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit is the research arm of the Division of General Pediatrics and has a national reputation for outcomes and health services research. The CHEAR unit is specifically focused on evaluation of patient care, programs, and policies which affect child health and enjoys strong linkages with state and national policymakers. The world-renowned School of Public Health serves as a resource and offers programs in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Care Administration, Clinical Research Design, Statistical Analysis, and many other areas. There is active collaboration between faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Public Health with several faculty holding joint appointments. The Center for Human Growth and Development is a multidisciplinary unit of the University whose members include anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, educators, pediatricians, and other scientists. The Life Sciences Institute is a $200 million project whose focus is on genomics and genetic disorders, structural and chemical biology, cognitive neurosciences, bio-informatics, and biotechnology. The institute bridges the Health System with the broader University community as well as life science initiatives across the state.
Residents have access to all the library resources of the University of Michigan. The Taubman Medical Library houses the University’s outstanding biomedical sciences collection totaling more than 400,000 volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions (many of them available on-line as well). Librarian support is available for search services and free unlimited access is provided to a wide range of search and text resources from anywhere within the Medical Center.
