The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements for residency education in internal medicine specifically state that the program must advance residents' knowledge of the basic principles of research, including how research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients, and applied to patient care. Further, residents should participate in scholarly activity, and the sponsoring institution and program should allocate adequate educational resources to facilitate resident involvement in scholarly activities.1 The scholarly activity requirement may be satisfied with projects other than research, including journal clubs, presentation at grand rounds, and quality improvement projects. Some programs have developed structured research training experiences that prepare residents to present their research at professional or scientific meetings, write manuscripts in peer reviewed journals, and publish review articles or book chapters
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