Projects + Publications
Jimin Lee, Katharine V. Jensen, Asia van Buuren, Amarjot Padda, Zachary Dionisopoulos, Paul Ryan, and Karen Forbes. Research Training and Scholarly Activity during Pediatric Residency: a Cross Sectional Survey of Canadian Pediatric Residents. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Toronto, Ontario. May 4, 2024. E-PAS2024:414.1670
The PIRN TAC surveyed 230 pediatric residents (36% response rate) from all 17 Canadian general pediatrics programs between April and June 2023. Residents reported involvement in a range of scholarly activities: retrospective clinical studies (22%), qualitative research (15%), quality improvement (13%), and medical education research (12%). However, only 20% had presented at conferences and 12% had submitted manuscripts. The survey revealed a mismatch between residents’ career interests and their projects, and identified key factors influencing engagement—protected time, mentorship, and research skills training. The authors recommend national standards, progress-tracking systems, and flexible protected research time to support resident scholarship.
Nurse KM, Kirolos N, Kwan C, Dionisopoulos Z, Lee J, Hotchkiss J, Cunningham J, Gill PJ, Drouin O, Forbes KL, D’Arienzo D, Fung A; Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN). Promoting scholarly productivity in pediatric post-graduate training: a scoping review. Academic Pediatrics 2025.
The PIRN TAC conducted a scoping review of 23 studies evaluating interventions to increase scholarly activity among pediatric trainees. Interventions included specialized electives, short-term and longitudinal curricula, mentorship, mandates, and funding support. Of 16 studies with comparison groups, 81% showed improved outcomes such as increased presentations or publications, particularly with specialized electives and short-term curricula. These approaches may enhance scholarship with modest time investment, though more rigorous evaluation—especially for QI and medical education—is needed.