Independent Investigative Inquiry

Cynthia Sprenger, PhD, Director of Medical Student Scholarship, explains the purpose of the Independent Investigative Inquiry III Scholarship Requirement and outlines the process for completion. The requirement involves selecting a subject for investigation, conducting research with a Faculty Mentor, and reporting findings in the second year. Scholarship is emphasized as a vital skill in the medical field to develop a lasting knowledge foundation. Details on course registration and completion timelines are provided for this graduation requirement.

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• Medical Student
• Inquiry
• Research
• Faculty Mentor

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1. Independent Investigative Inquiry III E21 Scholarship Requirement Cynthia Sprenger, PhD Director of Medical Student Scholarship

2. https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student-scholarship/https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student-scholarship/

3. AGENDA > Overview > Options to complete your Scholarship Requirement > Getting started

4. AGENDA > Overview > Options to complete your Scholarship Requirement > Getting started

5. WHAT IS SCHOLARSHIP? >Scholarship is work that moves a field forward by asking a question and seeking the answer Discovery: research in which new discoveries are made through original investigation. Integration: Work that synthesizes and gives meaning and perspective to isolated facts. Application: Work that examines how knowledge can be effectively applied to consequential problems.

6. WHAT IS THE III SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT? > Independent Investigative Inquiry (III) 1. Select a subject of interest to explore over the summer between the first and second year 2. Investigate the subject, under the guidance of a Faculty Mentor 3. Report on your findings in the fall of second year > MD Degree requirement

7. WHY IS SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRED? > You are building a foundation of medical knowledge that will last throughout your career > Many parts of that foundation will change throughout your career > An essential skill is to be able to ask scientific questions and find the answers to those questions as medicine evolves

8. HOW AND WHEN WILL I REGISTER AND COMPLETE THIS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT? Courses that you will register for to complete the III: > Independent Investigative Inquiry (MEDSCI 501, 6 credits): This is a 1 of 2 hyphenated course to complete your III research, registration will be during the summer 2022. > Independent Investigative Inquiry Final Project (MEDSCI 503, 1 credit): This is a 2 of 2 hyphenated course to wrap up or present your III research. Registration will be during the fall 2022 and will be concluded by turning in your final paper or presenting your research at the poster session.

9. AGENDA > Overview > Options to complete your Scholarship Requirement > Getting started

10. III Programs 1. Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 2. Scholarship of Integration (SoI) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 3. Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Director: Toby Keys, MA, MPH 4. Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP) Director: Jason Beste, MD, MPH

11. III Programs 1. Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 2. Scholarship of Integration (SoI) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 3. Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Director: Toby Keys, MA, MPH 4. Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP) Director: Jason Beste, MD

12. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > Research in any topic related to medicine > You may choose any method: Laboratory-based Clinical research Health services Quality Improvement, and many others! > Every project must have a Faculty Mentor to support you > 30-35 hours per week, 9-week, Summer 2022 research project > You will present a poster of your work at the Medical Student III Poster Session in Fall 2022 at your Foundation Site.

13. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY Examples from prior years: CRISPR/CAS9-Based Gene Therapy for Inherited Visual Disorders Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes among Patients in Addiction Treatment Settings Predictors of Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening in a Referral Program Grandpa Speaks, Nobody Listens, A change in Mindset of Alaska Native Elders

14. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > How do I find a project? - Choose from the Directory of Faculty Projects available Nov 1, 2021 - Or, you may independently find a Faculty Mentor. If they are not listed in our Directory, please check with your site s Research Advisor first. > Who is my site s Research Advisor? Alaska: Holly Martinson, PhD Idaho: Russell Baker, PhD Montana: Martin Teintze, PhD Seattle: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD Spokane: Allison Lambert, MD Wyoming: Emily Schmitt, PhD

15. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > Who can be a Faculty Mentor? Any faculty member with a UWSOM appointment If you want to work with someone without an appointment, you will need a co-mentor with an appointment. Talk to your site Research Advisor for help!

16. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > If you want to do a project at another Foundations site You may apply for $2650 in relocation funding to move to any other Foundations site for the summer to pursue your project. This may not be used for travel outside the WWAMI region. > If you want to do a project outside of the UWSOM system Let us know as soon as possible about the program you want to apply to so we can adjust your timeline You will still need a UWSOM co-mentor You will not receive the WWAMI relocation fund

17. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > Programs that provide stipends for summer research Run by UWSOM faculty or may be at other universities > UW Examples Harborview s Injury Prevention & Research Center (INSIGHT) Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR-UW) Division of Rheumatology Summer Research Program Medical Student Addiction Research Training Program (MedStAR) > National Examples Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR-UCLA, UCSF) Children s Hospital Los Angeles Summer Oncology Fellowship Diabetes Research Centers NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Summer Program (MSARF)

18. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > Programs that provide stipends for summer research Run by UWSOM faculty or may be at other universities > UW Examples Harborview s Injury Prevention & Research Center (INSIGHT) Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR-UW) Division of Rheumatology Summer Research Program Medical Student Addiction Research Training Program (MedStAR), application open from Oct 11th-25th > National Examples Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR-UCLA, UCSF) Children s Hospital Los Angeles Summer Oncology Fellowship Diabetes Research Centers NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Summer Program (MSARF)

19. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY > Programs that provide stipends for summer research Highly competitive You must apply for these programs separately from III Application deadlines are usually before the UWSOM III proposal deadlines (Fall/Early Winter) More information about these programs can be found at https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student- scholarship/iii-scholarship-intro/scholarship-of-discovery/funded- summer-research-opportunities/ Questions: contact Dr. Sprenger, somiii@uw.edu

20. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY Timeline Nov 1, 2021 Directory of Faculty Projects available Dec 31, 2021 Deadline to contact Faculty Mentors Jan-Feb 2022 Work with Faculty Mentor on Project Proposal March 1, 2022 Project Proposal due Summer 2022 Research time Fall 2022 Poster Presentation

21. 1. SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY What do I do next? See our website here: > https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student-scholarship/ Attend a Scholarship of Discovery Info Session Alaska October 11, 6pm PT Idaho October 11, 6pm PT Montana October 12, 3:30pm MDT Seattle October 11, 6pm PT Spokane October 11, 6pm PT Wyoming October 11, 6pm PT

22. III Programs 1. Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 2. Scholarship of Integration (SoI) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 3. Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Director: Toby Keys, MA, MPH 4. Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP) Director: Jason Beste, MD

23. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION > Systematic Literature review focusing on an area in medicine > You will learn: To systematically search medical databases and To critically evaluate medical literature > 30-35 hours per week, 9-week, Summer 2022 research project > Ends with a Final Paper, due October 2022 > Presenting at the Medical Student III Poster session is optional.

24. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION Key Steps in a Systematic Literature Review 1. Identify a specific unresolved question relevant to medicine 2. Identify relevant studies through a systematic search in consultation with a Health Sciences Librarian 3. Select studies to be included in the review 4. Collect and organize information culled from the studies 5. Collate, summarize and report the results

25. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION > How do I find a project? - Choose from the Directory of Faculty Projects available Nov 1, 2021 - Or, you may independently find a Faculty Mentor. If they are not listed in our Directory, please check with your site s Research Advisor first. > Who can be a Faculty Mentor? Any faculty member with a UWSOM appointment If you want to work with someone without an appointment, you will need a co-mentor with an appointment. Talk to your Research Advisor for help!

26. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION Examples from prior years: Parkinson's Disease and the Gut Microbiota The Effects of Architectural Design on Patient Outcomes Correlations Between Physicians and Depression Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy during Primary HIV Infection: Effects on the Latent HIV Reservoir (published in AIDS Reviews)

27. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION Timeline Nov 1, 2021 Directory of Faculty Projects available Dec 31, 2021 Deadline to contact Faculty Mentors Jan-Feb 2022 Work with Faculty Mentor on Project Proposal March 1, 2022 Project Proposal due June 2022 Required Librarian consultation Summer 2022 Research time Fall 2022 Final Paper due

28. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION What do I do next? See our website here: > https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student-scholarship/ Attend a Scholarship of Integration Info Session Alaska October 11, 6pm PT Idaho October 11, 6pm PT Montana October 12, 3:30pm MDT Seattle October 11, 6pm PT Spokane October 11, 6pm PT Wyoming October 11, 6pm PT

29. 2. SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION Who can help me in this process? See your local Research Advisor! Alaska Idaho Montana Seattle Spokane Wyoming Holly Martinson, PhD Rusty Baker, PhD Martin Teintze, PhD Cynthia Sprenger, PhD Allison Lambert, MD Emily Schmitt, PhD

30. III Programs 1. Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 2. Scholarship of Integration (SoI) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 3. Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Director: Toby Keys, MA, MPH 4. Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP) Director: Jason Beste, MD

31. 3. RURAL UNDERSERVED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (RUOP-III) > Managed through the Office of Rural Programs > RUOP is a six-week experience in community health, includes a four-week clinical immersion experience > III curriculum focuses on an asset-based framework for exploring public health concerns at the community level 2 Track Options > Intervention Analysis > Health Education

32. 3. RURAL UNDERSERVED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (RUOP-III) > Students have the opportunity to: - Engage with community members and organizations to learn about social service programs and other resources in the community - Further strengthen clinical skills learned during PCP - Improve interview skills and learn about the foundations of oral history/narrative medicine

33. 3. RURAL UNDERSERVED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (RUOP-III) Examples of RUOP Scholarship Topics Increasing public use of trail systems to combat diabetes in Ketchikan, Alaska When Access is Lethal: Setting Sights on Firearm Storage Safety for Youth Suicide Prevention in Orofino, ID Domestic Violence in Lake County, MT: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence through ACE Interventions Mitigating Alcohol Abuse in the Boomtown Economy of Douglas, WY Increasing Caregiver Education and Counseling to Improve Quality of Life for Elderly Asian/Pacific Islander Patients with Dementia in Seattle, WA

34. 3. RURAL UNDERSERVED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (RUOP-III) Timeline Mid-November RUOP-specific information session December 1 RUOP Applications open January 4 RUOP Applications due Mid-February Students are informed about regional/state placement location (specific community site not confirmed until late April/early May) February 28 Students commit to participate in RUOP Spring 2022 Mandatory orientation (TBD) Summer 2022 Complete RUOP experience Fall 2022 III Medical Student Poster Session

35. 3. RURAL UNDERSERVED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (RUOP-III) Information sessions: Hosted in November Watch for notifications with specific details A video recording will be available upon request Email alex406@uw.edu

36. III Programs 1. Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 2. Scholarship of Integration (SoI) Director: Cynthia Sprenger, PhD 3. Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Director: Toby Keys, MA, MPH 4. Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP) Director: Jason Beste, MD, MPH

37. 4. GLOBAL HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM (GHIP) > GHIP is an intensive, academically rigorous program to gain a first- hand understanding of the health challenges facing people in low- and middle-income countries > Participants in the program are matched to a host community in a LMIC abroad, and spend eight weeks working to identify, examine, and explore solutions to key health problems > This program is administered by the Department of Global Health, Manager for International Experiences and Career Resources. > A GHIP Info Session will be held by Zoom in Seattle on Nov 11th at 5PM PT > Learn more here: https://globalhealth.washington.edu/education- training/medical-students/ghip

38. 4. GLOBAL HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM (GHIP) Examples from previous years Evaluation of Efficacy of Patient Education through Waiting Room Health Education Program in La Romana, DR Educational Outreach to Transgender Women in Lima, Peru Regarding HIV Prevention and Hormone Therapy Introducing Depression Screening and Assessing Change in Provider Attitudes in the Mekong Delta Community Education about Burkitt Lymphoma (BL) in Uganda

39. 4. GLOBAL HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM (GHIP) Timeline December 3, 2021 January 8, 2022 February 28, 2022 March 20-21, 2022 Summer 2022 Fall 2022 GHIP Applications open GHIP Applications due Accepted students commit to a project Mandatory orientation (tentative date) Engage in your project Attend the post-GHIP seminar in Seattle and present your work at the Medical Student III Poster Session

40. 4. GLOBAL HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM (GHIP) > Because GHIP can only accept a limited number students, you should apply to RUOP as well. > This is the only case in which a student should apply for two III programs. > If accepted to GHIP and RUOP, you will need to decide which selective to participate in by February 28, 2022.

41. 4. GLOBAL HEALTH IMMERSION PROGRAM (GHIP) Information session: Date: November 11, 2021 at 5 PM PT on Zoom A video recording will be available 30-60 minutes after the completion of the talk.

42. Agenda > Overview > Options to complete your Scholarship Requirement > Getting started

43. GETTING STARTED > Attend an Information Session at your Foundations Site for the selective you are interested in. > Use the next few months to choose a III Program and work on your proposal or application. > Talk to a Research Advisor, RUOP Advisor, or GHIP Advisor if you need help! > WWAMI Career Advising can address questions about using Triple I as an opportunity for career exploration

44. Career Advisors Supporting You All the Way TONJA BROWN LINH NGO SARAH THOMSON CAREER ADVISOR CAREER ADVISOR DIRECTOR OF CAREER ADVISING SPOKANE & IDAHO OLYMPIC, MONTANA, ALASKA CASCADE, WYOMING medadv@uw.edu https://education.uwmedicine.org/career-advising/about-us/

45. III For the Win! Using Triple I to Explore Your Interests in Medicine Think About Your Values & Interests: > Practice settings > Patient populations > Areas of medicine > Health equity & advocacy > Research > Building your professional community Talk It Over With Your College Mentor Ask an MS2-4 Career Advisors MS1 Group Session at each WWAMI site this Fall

46. Career Advising Specialty & Match Information > Career Advisors FAQ: UW Specialty Advisors rate experiences by importance. E.g. research, engaging underserved communities > NRMP Program Director Survey: factors & importance rating by specialty: research, community engagement etc. > NRMP Charting Outcomes in the Match: shows numbers of experiences for applicants by specialty Are you thinking about a competitive specialty? They usually require research experience. See above.

47. III RESEARCH GUIDES https://guides.lib.uw.edu/hsl/iii

48. REMEDIATION > If your summer will need to be used for block or thread remediation, the Director of Scholarship will help you plan an alternative III project.

49. CONTACTS > III Website: https://education.uwmedicine.org/curriculum/medical-student-scholarship/ > Scholarship of Discovery Director: Cynthia Sprenger Contact: Rachel Liao, somiii@uw.edu > Scholarship of Integration Director: Cynthia Sprenger Contact: Rachel Liao, somiii@uw.edu > RUOP Director: Toby Keys keyst@uw.edu Contact: Alex Lawson alex406@uw.edu > GHIP Director: Dr. Jason Beste bestej@uw.edu

50. QUESTIONS?