The following list of resources may be helpful to you in completing your Resident Project. Please feel free to email any suggestions for additional resources to the Resident Project Coordinator
.
Quick Links:
Project Funding
Within the Department of Family Medicine, project funding is available through the DEPARTMENT RESEARCH TRUST FUND. Funding requests are only reviewed
TWICE A YEAR. If you would like to request funding please review the
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES and complete the following
FORM. The form must be submitted by
February 1st or
October 1st to
Maureen Kennedy, Coordinator of the Department Research Committee. Please note that the
process from submission to approval may take up to four months.
Do I need approval from the UWO Research Ethics Board?
Do I need the support of the Departmental Research Committee?
Do I need the support of the Centre Research Committee?
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine
The Centre for Studies in Family Medicine is an interdisciplinary team of investigators. The disciplines represented are: Family Medicine, Epidemiology, Social Work, Psychology, and Health Services Research. For more information on specific faculty and their areas of expertise, please click
HERE.
Project and Research Ideas
Continuing Professional Development Unit
The Continuing Professional Development ( CPD) Unit is actively involved in a variety of educational endeavors, including needs assessment ,curriculum development for CPD events,evaluation of CPD programming, innovative strategies and faculty development. There are many potential opportunities through the CPD unit for residents to engage in scholarly education work either in the from of a concentrated research elective or a longitudinal project to be completed over a more extended period of time.
Contact Information:
Jatinder Takhar, M.D. FRCP (C), Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Jason Eadie, Manager, Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Dave Dixon, Senior Advisor, Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
UWO Library Resources
UWO Libraries has worked hard to compile a number of resources thare are specific to Family Medicine research and practice. For Off Campus Access, you will need your UWO ID and Password to log in and gain full access to the resources.
Librarian instruction and consultation is available from Lynn Dunikowski, CLFM
(
clfm@uwo.ca or 519-661-3170 x86378).
Western Libraries' web page for Family Medicine Includes links to major medical databases (PubMed, etc...), electronic textbooks (including McWhinney's Textbook of Family Medicine), Clinical Tools for use at the point-of-care (like DynaMed & ACP PIER) & Practice Guidlines.
RefWorks is a citation manager program where you can create folders that organize the citations and references retrieved by your literature searches. RefWorks will also create a bibliography in any recognized citation format (APA, Chicago, etc...) and allow you to share references with your colleagues.
The link below provides instructions for setting up your RefWorks account.
Click here for the RefWorks Quick Guide
- Other Family Medicine Resources
Canadian Library of Family Medicine
The library service of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, which is based at UWO in the Taylor Library, and which serves all CFPC members across Canada. All family medicine residents are CFPC members and are entitled to use this service. For specialized family medicine resources support, contact Lynn Dunikowski, CLFM
(
clfm@uwo.ca or 519-661-3170 x86378).
Writing your Report
The SDC offers free comprehensive writing support through one on one appointments or workshops which are open to all student, faculty and staff at Western. Follow the link for more information about their services.
References
- Referencing must be presented using the style guidelines outlined by the National Library of Medicine (NLM Style).
Links
Resident Project Home
Resident Project Requirements
Resident Project Types
Resident Project Day
For more information about the Resident Project, please contact:
Resident Project Coordinator - Postgraduate Program
The Department of Family Medicine
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario
P: 519-661-2111 x89215