Resident Research

Medical research remains an important aspect of our training, and we require all categorical residents to complete and formally present a scholarly project during the course of their residency. Projects range from basic science research to clinical/translational research to curricular development/assessment to quality improvement projects, and everything in between. We work to connect residents with mentors in their area(s) of interest, and our director for research works personally with each resident.

Our program is very supportive of our residents in conducting research, and offers a stipend of $500 for each conference attended with a research presentation. Additionally, St. Luke’s offers a $1,000 stipend every calendar year for St. Luke’s based research presentations.

In addition, UMKC has a number of resources to help residents and fellows pursuing research, including access to software packages such as EndNote, SAS, SPSS, a number of public and in-house databases, a statistical consultation service and a research support team.  Some contacts can be found here.