Research During Internal Medicine Residency
Loyola Medicine's Internal Medicine Department is committed to supporting a robust research experience during your residency training. Our program supports resident research through opportunities for dedicated research time, mentorship, funding, a resident research day and meaningful educational experiences.
Resident Research
Our residents engage in meaningful and robust research experiences with mentors across a wide range of specialties. To facilitate pairing of residents with mentors, we have a group of faculty from each division who serve as liaisons for residents, helping guide residents to appropriate mentors.
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine
- Hematology
- Infectious Disease
- Medical Education
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pulmonology
- Quality Improvement
- Rheumatology
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Our campus houses researchers within the Basic Sciences and Public Health Division in the Center for Translational Research and Education (CTRE) building, providing our residents with easy access to Basic Science and Public Health faculty for collaboration and mentorship.
Explore the links below to see some of the projects our residents have been involved in!
What is the Research Elective?
The research elective provides protected time for residents to participate in research. Residents apply for the research scholar and research associate programs in the spring time with a proposed research project. Applications are reviewed by the research review committee and time is awarded based on merit of the application.
Research scholars are awarded up to six weeks of research time per senior year of residency. Research associates are awarded up to three weeks of research time per senior year of residency. Both are required to conduct regular meetings with their mentors and the research chief resident, as well as present their research at the resident research and quality improvement day. Scholars are also required to submit their work to a national or international conference.
Statistical Support
Residents have access to free biostatistical support from the clinical research office (CRO).
Conference Support
Residents may apply for up to $500 of reimbursements per PGY year to support costs of publications and conference attendance.
Core Research Curriculum
Academic Research Curriculum (ARC)
ARC is a three year, longitudinal curriculum with the aim of equipping residents with skills to become better consumers of medical literature. The curriculum is focused around key research topics in the PGY-1 and PGY-2 year’s, with PGY-3’s applying their learning in journal club.
ARC is embedded into our Friday school curriculum with resident groups (firms) meeting for 45 minutes every five weeks with their designated faculty member.
Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day
Dr. Arti Rupani Garg Resident Research and Quality Improvement (RRQI) Day
The Dr. Arti Rupani Garg RRQI Day is the annual Internal Medicine Residency celebration of all resident driven scholarly activity. RRQI Day was renamed in memory of Dr. Arti Rupani Garg in 2011. She was a graduate of the program in 2011, and a physician of impeccable character and charm with a love for teaching and passion for research.
RRQI Day is celebrated in two ways: an abstract competition and a poster competition. The winners of the abstract competition celebrate their research accomplishments with a grand-rounds style presentation on RRQI Day presenting their research. The poster competition includes faculty from each specialty division listing to poster presentations and reviewing the content displayed.
Each year it is truly amazing to see the amount of high quality research and QI projects that our residents participate in and share with the Department of Medicine on RRQI Day.
Below you will find a description of winners from year's past as well as brochures and posters that were presented on RRQI Day. We look forward to your amazing submissions!
2024 RRQI Day Winners
Abstract Competition
1st place: Brian Choi
2nd place: Frank Cai
3rd place: Abby Madden and Richie Green
2023 RRQI Day Winners
Abstract Competition
1st place: Chris Greb
2nd place: Bianca Varda
3rd place: John Levinson
2022 RRQI Day Winners
Poster Competition
1st place: Alissa Chandler
2nd place: Eliza Lewine
3rd place: Mashaal Ikram
Abstract Competition
1st place: Lauren Bloomberg
2nd place: Daneyal Syed
3rd place: Tyler Luu
2021 RRQI Day Winners
Poster Competition
1st place: Kevin Walsh
2nd place: Ahmed Aleem
3rd place: Matthew Thomas
2020 RRQI Day Winners
Abstract Competition
1st place: Tobi Odetola
2nd place: Daniel Linden and Blaine Knox
3rd place: Lucas Chan
Poster Competition
1st place: Benjamin Schmidt
2nd place: Karam Gardezi & Kevin Walsh
3rd place: Greg Roloff
2019 RRQI Day Winners
Abstract Competition
1st place: Leo Gozdecki
2nd place: Daniel Linden & Blaine Knox
3rd place: Daniel Colon Hidalgo
RRQI Day Posters and Brochures
RRQI Day Photos
