Adult Rheumatology — Transition to Practice

TTP3 Advancing the discipline through scholarly activities

Key Features:
- This EPA includes active participation in the key aspects of performing scholarly work including identification of a question for investigation, literature review, data gathering, data analysis, reflective critique, and presentation or dissemination of the scholarly work locally or nationally.
- This may include research, quality improvement, or educational projects.
- The assessment of this EPA is based on the submission of a completed scholarly project and may also include observation of the presentation of the scholarly work.

Assessment Plan:
Review of submitted report of scholarly activity by supervisor
Use Form 1. Form collects information on:
- Activity: research; quality improvement; educational project
- Components completed (select all that apply): identification of a question for investigation; literature review; protocol development; grant application; development of research ethics proposal; data gathering; data analysis; reflective critique; and dissemination
- Format of dissemination: presentation; abstract; report; manuscript; publication
Collect 1 observation of achievement
- At least 2 parts of the scholarly cycle

Form

F1: Observation

Milestones

• L 4.1. Organize work to manage clinical, scholarly and other responsibilities

• S 4.4. Identify, consult and collaborate with content experts and others in the conduct of scholarly work

• S 4.4. Articulate focused questions for scholarly investigation

• S 3.3. Critically evaluate the integrity, reliability, and applicability of health-related research and literature

• S 4.5. Summarize the findings of a literature review

• S 4.4. Select appropriate methods of addressing a given scholarly question

• S 4.2. Identify ethical principles in research

• S 4.4. Collect data for a scholarly project

• S 4.4. Perform data analysis

• S 4.5. Summarize and communicate the findings of a scholarly project

Context Variables

• Activity (single-choice)
  • research
  • quality improvement
  • educational project
• Components completed (multiple-choice)
  • identification of a question for investigation
  • literature review
  • protocol development
  • grant application
  • development of research ethics proposal
  • data gathering
  • data analysis
  • reflective critique
  • dissemination
• Format of dissemination (single-choice)
  • presentation
  • abstract
  • report
  • manuscript
  • publication

Requirements

• Collect 1 observation of achievement (minimum 1)
• At least 2 parts of the scholarly cycle (minimum 2)