1. Welcome to ARC
Christopher Kasia

2. Overview My role What is ARC? The Circle of ARC Intern ARC Senior ARC
ARC Expectations
Senior ARC
Your Facilitators
Questions

3. Who am i? Born in Chicago, IL First generation Polish-American
Undergraduate studies at the University of Urbana- Champaign
Medical school at the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Career Plan: GI fellowship – IBD vs. Hepatology
Why Research?
Be an innovator and pioneer
Advance patient care globally
Build your niche and your brand

4. Who are you?

5. my role in ARC Content creation Organization “Go-to” Feedback
Real-world application

6. Academic research curriculum
Protected time during Middle School dedicated to learning about:
Research methodology
Statistics
Research resources
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
The academic research curriculum (ARC) is a portion of protected time during each Friday School dedicated to learning about research methodology, statistics, and critical appraisal of the scientific literature.

7. The CIRcle of arc Statistics Lectures Group Work Hands-on
Article Review

8. Intern arc 10 blocks during the course of the year
45 minutes in duration
Starting up first thing at 10:30am
Room 7601
One dedicated facilitator who will lead and guide during the session
Serve as a foundation for more advanced curriculum that takes place during “Senior ARC”
An introduction to biostatistical content
Develop and refine your approach to the reading, interpretation, and application of scientific literature to your every-day practice of medicine

9. Arc expectations
Arrive at each session having completed the following:
Pre-requisite article and/or online reading or viewing of other electronic content
Pre-requisite resident guide with questions
During the ARC session:
Active participation in:
Presentations
Guide review
Lectures
Respectful debate and discussion with your peers on the content reviewed

10. Senior arc 10 blocks during the course of the year
45 minutes in duration
Starting up first thing at 10:30am
Foley Library
One dedicated facilitator who will lead and guide during the session
Advanced curriculum to build off and review concepts practiced in Intern ARC
Presentations and Work-Shops to advance research skills and interests
An opportunity to practice and develop bio-statistical skills for own research endeavors
Develop and refine your approach to the reading, interpretation, and application of scientific literature to your every-day practice of medicine

11. Arc expectations
Arrive at each session having completed the following:
Pre-requisite article and/or online reading or viewing of other electronic content
Pre-requisite resident guide with questions
During the ARC session:
Active participation in:
Presentations
Guide review
Lectures
Respectful debate and discussion with your peers on the content reviewed

12. Your facilitators Firm A Intern ARC: Senior ARC:
Dr. Natasha Von Roenn (Hepatology)
Room 7601
Senior ARC:
Dr. Kavitha Vellanki (Nephrology)
Foley Library

13. Your facilitators Firm B Intern ARC: Senior ARC:
Dr. Melissa Briones (Rheumatology)
Room 7601
Senior ARC:
Dr. Majid Afshar (Pulmonary & Critical Care)
Foley Library

14. Your facilitators Firm C Intern ARC: Senior ARC:
Dr. Gail Reid (Infectious Diseases)
Room 7601
Senior ARC:
Dr. Haseeb Ilias Basha (Cardiology – Heart Failure & Transplant)
Foley Library

15. Your facilitators Firm D Intern ARC: Senior ARC:
Dr. Bradford Bemiss (Pulmonary & Critical Care)
Room 7601
Senior ARC:
Dr. Anuradwha Wadhwa (Nephrology)
Foley Library

16. Your facilitators Firm E Intern ARC: Senior ARC:
Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick (Infectious Diseases)
Room 7601
Senior ARC:
Dr. David Slade (Infectious Diseases)
Foley Library

17. Questions

18. Research at Loyola

19. overview Research options Research resources
The RRQI Scholar and Associate Program
Research timeline
Tips and recommendations

20. Research options Obviously it is important: 3 Branches
Fellowship applications
Quality improvement
Research oriented careers
Fun!
3 Branches
Clinical
Translational
Bench

26. RRQI Program Basics
Application process with two tiers of experience and expectations
Meant to provide an opportunity for a more rigorous and dedicated research and QI experience in residency
Must be available and in-town during research blocks
Breach of rule will be documented as ‘unprofessional’ in file and may result in disciplinary action
Research time is substitution for consult time

27. Research or QI Associate
RRQI Program basics
Research or QI Scholar
Research or QI Associate
Proposal presentation to committee
Up to 6 weeks per PGY-2 & PGY-3 year of dedicated research time
Quarterly check-ins
Up to 10 total per academic year
Must present poster at Resident Research Day
Abstract must be submitted for conference presentation
Must obtain “Statistical Analysis in Medical Research 1” Certificate or “Yellow Belt LEAN” Certification
Will present project at a noon conference
Proposal presentation to committee
Up to 3 weeks per PGY-2 & PGY-3 year of dedicated research time
Quarterly check-ins
Must present poster at Resident Research Day

29. Fellowship or Employment
Research timeline
PGY-1
PGY-2
PGY3
Fellowship or Employment

30. PGY-1 June 2019 Learn to be an Intern November-December 2019
Explore research projects/mentors
January-February 2020
Submitted project
April 2020
RRQI Application for Dedicated Research Time

31. PGY-2 June 2019 Learning to be a Senior
Initiating search for research project
December 2019
Established research project and research mentors
April 2020
RRQI Application for Dedicated Research Time during PGY-3
June-July 2020
ERAS CV
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Statement

32. PGY-3 June 2019 Fellowship/Job applications
Continued research projects, new projects
June 2020
Graduation!
Fellowship
Job

33. Tips and Recommendations
Learn how to be an intern first (4-6mo)
Collaboration
Be proactive
Mentorship
Rotations and clinics
Fellows
Residents
Other
Myself & The Chiefs
Set an attainable goal for a project
Poster/Abstract at a conference
Publication
Example:
Cardiology research
Find a topic of your interest
Heart Failure
Make your clinical question/scenario/hypothesis
Anticoagulation in LVADS – coumadin versus NOACs and does selection affect the rate of pump thrombus formation and associated complications?
Present that to mentor in appropriate field
Dr. Alain Heroux
Dr. Max Liebo
Dr. Haseeb Ilias Basha
Dr. Eugenia Raichlin

34. questions

35. “How to be a good resident researcher” ~DR. Patrick hagen