Scholarly Course Work

To ensure that fellows receive foundational education in research and scholarly activity, each fellow will participate in Introduction to Clinical Research, an intensive 2-week UC Davis course designed to meet the core curriculum in scholarly activities set forth by the ABP and ACGME, as well as the Fundamentals of Healthcare Quality Improvement workshop, which helps provide fundamental QI training.

Additional coursework and training opportunities are available to fellows who are interested in pursuing advanced research training.

Choosing a Scholarly Project

All fellows complete a scholarly project that meets the requirements of the American Board of Pediatrics. Projects may focus on research, quality improvement, education, advocacy, or clinical innovation.

Fellows are encouraged to pursue research within the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, from within the Department of Pediatrics, or alongside established, senior research investigators from other departments or in the university community.

The Department of Pediatrics may provide assistance in statistical design and analysis of high-quality mentored research projects.

Timeline for Scholarly Project

Early in Year 1 (July-September):

  • Meet with Program Director to discuss scholarly interests
  • Begin exploring potential mentors and projects.

Mid-Year 1 (October-February):

  • Identify research mentor and scholarly project
  • Form Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC)
  • Present project proposal to SOC to ensure it meets ABP guidelines for scholarly activity
  • Develop project timeline with defined milestones

Late Year 1 to Early Year 2 (March-August):

  • Submit IRB application
  • Begin data collection or project implementation
  • Meet regularly with mentor and SOC to track progress

Mid-Year 2 (August- March):

  • Continue data collection and begin data analysis
  • Prepare and submit abstract for regional or national conference
  • Begin drafting manuscript for peer-reviewed publication
  • Present final results at scholarly forum (e.g. Pediatric Academic Societies, PHM Conference)

Late-Year 2 (April – June):

  • Final SOC meeting to assess fulfillment of ABP scholarly activity requirement
  • Submit final manuscript