Summer Research Seminar 
General Information
The Summer Research Seminar is designed for students, residents, faculty and other individuals in health-related fields with an interest in improving their knowledge and skills in research. Attendance at this workshop should enable participants to develop a research project including literature search, design, statistical analysis, use of human subjects, and publishing and presenting results. A project will be presented step-by-step along with each topic.
Course Materials
A research workbook, including materials from each presentation and a bibliography of sources routinely used by presenters, will be distributed to each registered participant.
Objectives
At the conclusion of these workshops, participants should be able to:
- State the steps required to plan and implement a research project;
- Identify available library resources and understand the principles of performing a PubMed search;
- Review and critically evaluate scientific literature related to initiating a research project;
- Recognize strategies for effective design of biomedical research;
- Understand the issues that have brought us to the current climate of research oversight, and the regulations and responsibilities pertaining to both the IRB/HSC and the research team (including PI);
- Know the fundamentals of biostatistical analysis of biomedical data; and
- List steps in the process of presentation and publication of scientific data.
Faculty
Ginger F. French, PharmD, CIM, CIP
Institutional Review Board Director
Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation
Jane Griffith, MSLS
Biomedical Reference Librarian
George J. Farha Medical Library
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Stephen D. Helmer, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Research Scientist, Medical Education
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Teresa L. Jones, MPH, MT (ASCP)
Teaching Associate
Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Research Scientist, Medical Education
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
K. James Kallail, PhD
Professor & Associate Chair of Research
Department of Internal Medicine
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Ryan C. Pate, MD
5th Year Orthopaedic Resident
Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Anne D. Walling, MB, ChB
Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Associate Dean, Faculty Development
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Rosey Zackula, MA
Senior Research Associate
Office of Research
KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Program Agenda
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Wesley Cessna Conference Room
550 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67214
12:15 p.m. - Registration/Light Lunch
12:30 - Welcome/Introduction - Stephen Helmer, PhD
12:35 - Translating Theory Into Practice - Ryan Pate, MD
12:45 - Searching the Literature - Jane Griffith, MSLS
1:30 - Critical Appraisal of the Scientific Literature - K. James Kallail, PhD
2:15 - Refreshment Break
2:30 - Protecting Human Participants in Research - Ginger French, PharmD, CIM, CIP
3:15 - Research Planning and Design - Stephen Helmer, PhD
4:30 - Translating Theory Into Practice - Ryan Pate, MD
4:45 - Adjournment
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Wesley Cessna Conference Room
550 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67214
12:00 p.m. - Registration/Light Lunch
12:15 - Research Planning and Design - Stephen Helmer, PhD
1:15 - Statistics for Medical Research - Teresa Jones, MPH, MT(ASCP) and Rosey Zackula, MA
2:15 - Refreshment Break
2:30 - Statistics for Medical Research - Teresa Jones, MPH, MT(ASCP) and Rosey Zackula, MA
3:30 - Dissemination of Findings: Presentations and Publications - Anne Walling, MB, ChB
4:30 - Translating Theory Into Practice - Ryan Pate, MD
4:45 - Wrap up
5:00 - Adjournment
Sponsors
This workshop is sponsored by The Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education, The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Via Christi Regional Medical Center and Wesley Medical Center.
Conference Location
Wesley Medical Center
Wesley Cessna Conference Room
550 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67214
Conference parking will be permitted in the north parking garage.
= Recommended Parking
Room temperatures may vary, a sweater or jacket is recommended.
Registration
Register online or print the Microsoft Word (.doc) registration form and return with a check by Aug 11, 2008 to:
The Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education
1010 N. Kansas,
Wichita, KS 67214
Make checks payable to WCGME.
For more information contact Pat Buckles at 316-293-2665. The workshop is offered at no charge to all KU School of Medicine-Wichita affiliated faculty, residents, staff, and students. The fee for non-KUSM-W affiliates is $50.
