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AAFP Residency Assessment Tool: Research and Scholarly Activity

Research and Scholarly Activity Assessment

Review the statements below and select the option that best reflects your residency program.
1. The sponsoring institution and our program provide support, resources, and protected time for residents and faculty to accomplish scholarly activities.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
2. Our program documents and tracks resident and faculty scholarly activity to ensure guidelines are met or exceeded.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
3. Our program provides an opportunity for all residents to participate in a quality improvement (QI) project as team leader or co-leader and to take their project through at least one Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
4. Our program assigns mentors to residents, fellows, and new faculty members to develop and encourage a culture of scholarly activity and to support scholarly projects.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
5. At least one core faculty member—in addition to our program director— contributes to the discipline of family medicine on the national level.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
6. Our program has a structured curriculum that specifically teaches principles of research design, use of statistics, and principles of evidence-based medicine to all residents.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
7. Our program provides specific faculty development sessions to train faculty to encourage resident scholarship.
5: Exemplary4: Effective3: Adequate2: Needs improvement1: Ineffective
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