 Research is one of many great traditions at UIC. We take pride in the research productivity of our residents and faculty. You may have heard a similar boast from other programs but we've got the data to back it up.
Consider the following:
Each year an average of five residents participate in lab or clinical research. Nearly all residents who participate in research receive co-authorship. And most of these residents present their work at the Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference (the MARC meeting), an annual gathering of anesthesiology residents from several midwest anesthesiology programs.
Approximately 70 percent of residents who do laboratory research receive first authorship; about 30 percent receive first authorship from clinical studies.
Over the last several years, residents have presented abstracts at various national and local conferences. Residents have published papers in major journals such as Anesthesiology, Anesthesia and Analgesia, and Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.
So how do they do it? Simple. They provide the motivation and ideas. We provide the encouragement and support. A winning combination!
Actually, the majority of our residents do no research at all-nor are they under any pressure to do so. But they know that if they ever get the urge, no one makes it easier to get started than we do.
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