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ArticleSAGE open medicine2017

Research Associates Program: Expanding clinical research productivity with undergraduate students.

Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, Preet K Sahota, Nathan N Ng, Maryam J Farooqui, Bharath Chakravarthy, Bhakti Patel, Shahram Lotfipour

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Wirachin HoonpongsimanontDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Preet K SahotaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Nathan N NgDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Maryam J FarooquiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Bharath ChakravarthyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Bhakti PatelDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Shahram LotfipourDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesClinical research is often time-consuming and difficult to conduct in busy academic institutions. Previous studies have proposed methods to integrate undergraduate students as a means to increase research productivity. The authors aimed to describe the possibility to enhance emergency department research productivity at an academic emergency department in the United States, using undergraduate students in an Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program.

methodsThe authors described the Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program curriculum and its implementation. We also conducted a retrospective study at a university-based emergency department from January 2005 to December 2014 to demonstrate the benefit of having an established Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program. The primary outcomes were number of Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program-related studies, number of enrolled patients, extramural/intramural funding, abstract presentations, and peer-reviewed publications. The authors analyzed the data using descriptive statistics.

resultsOver the 10-year period, 110 Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program-assisted research studies were conducted, with research associates enrolling 46,219 patients. These studies yielded a total of 31 peer-reviewed publications and 77 abstract presentations (13 international, 27 national, 37 state/regional). The Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program-related studies were used as pilot studies to obtain US$1,751,036 in extramural grant funding and US$31,047 in intramural grant funding.

conclusionThe implementation of Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program can enhance emergency department clinical research productivity, and the inclusion of supplemental academic programs enhanced the undergraduate students' research experience.

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emergency departmentfundingResearch associatesresearch productivityresearch programundergraduate

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PMCPMC5598797

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