Resident Research
Resident Research Forum
Among the 126 Departments of Medicine nationwide the University of Tennessee
ranks in the top 20% in NIH funding per faculty member ($104,000 per faculty
member). This year alone, we have received over $10 million in NIH funding.
The Department of Medicine has received $10 million for centers of excellence
funding to be split between vascular biology and connective tissue diseases.
Our division of Rheumatology is the only division in the nation to receive
2 SCOR (Specialized Center of Research) Grants. These grants are for research
in scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis. The Veterans Administration Hospital
here is among the top 10 VAs nationally in research funding.
Ground breaking for the new 180,000 square foot cancer center occurred
last year. This building will house both clinical and research units.
Research interests in the department include collagen vascular disease,
molecular pathogenesis of streptococcal infection, pathogenesis and molecular
biology of heart failure, pathogenesis and treatment of diabetes mellitus,
and pathogenesis and treatment of hepatitis.
Every resident is required to complete a scholarly activity before graduation.
This can include case reports, noon conferences with accompanying monograph,
clinical research projects, and bench research projects. Up to two months
of the 36 month residency can be devoted to research. This year residents
will complete over 25 research months in a variety of areas, including
basic and/or clinical research in cardiology, nephrology, lipid metabolism,
endocrinology, pulmonary, rheumatology, and allergy. The faculty are eager
to involve residents in research and a listing of current faculty research
projects is available in the program office. Some of these projects are
listed on the internet as well (see the bottom of this page for hyperlinks).
Residents are encouraged to participate in clinical or basic research
activities and to submit their research for national or regional presentation.
Many of our residents have participated in clinical research that has
led to presentation or publication. In fact, over the past 3 years our
residents have produced over 45 journal publications and/or poster presentations.
These include publications in New England Journal of Medicine, Archives
of Internal Medicine, and Diabetes Care, as well as several other journals
and national and statewide conferences. Currently, 45% of our upper level
residents and 60% of our categorical internal medicine residents, during
their residency, have either published articles, presented at a national
or statewide conference, and/or are involved in ongoing research. Financial
support for these activities is arranged through the preceptor and the
Department of Medicine.
For a look at some of the ongoing research in our various departments,
please click below:
General Cardiology
Research
Cardiology Faculty
Specific Research
General Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease
Nephrology
Pulmonary
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