Residents from both our Alvernon Track and South Campus Track are required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to participate in scholarship, and should complete two scholarly activities, at least one of which should be a quality improvement project (ACGME IV.D.). We meet these requirements through our Resident Scholarly Project Program (RSPP) and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) presentations.
The Resident Scholarly Project Program (RSPP) was launched in 2011 and has the overall goal of developing resident knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to participate in the testing and development of knowledge in a primary care setting (in and outside of academia). The RSPP project includes a collaboration with a clinical mentor and research mentor to complete a process of critical inquiry involving reviewing literature, developing a research question, collecting data/information, critical processing/analyzing, and communicating the results of this inquiry to others. RSPP starts at the end of the first year or the beginning of the second year with the identification of a topic area and mentor matching. It concludes at the end of the third year with a departmental presentation, as well as encouragement and support for presentations at national conferences and peer-reviewed publications.
Resident Scholarly Projects Archive
If you have questions, please contact the RSPP Co-Directors, Yumi Shirai, PhD and Allison Huff, DHEd at: RSPP@email.arizona.edu.
The Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) Conference was launched in July 2024 by our Assis. Program Director, Karissa Wasiak, MD. The QuIPS program is a longitudinal educational experience with the overall goal of developing resident knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to engage in quality improvement and patient safety work within clinical systems. QuIPS emphasizes systems thinking, interprofessional collaboration, and the identification of modifiable contributors to adverse outcomes or near misses. Residents select and present real, de-identified clinical cases, often ones in which they were directly involved, and lead structured discussions that explore contributing factors, areas for improvement, and opportunities for change. Each case presentation includes a brief review of relevant literature or clinical pearls to enhance applied learning. The program fosters a culture of psychological safety, empathy, and continuous improvement rather than blame. Presentations occur bimonthly during our Teaching Day conferences. Residents participate in one QuIPS presentation per year in Groups of 4.