Residents and FITs

Research Fitness for FITs

LIVE, INTERACTIVE, INTUITIVE

Supporting residents, fellows in training, and other clinicians to build research skills

A mentoring program outside my regular academic job, the way I learned it works

Philosophy:

Research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials design—
they are living fields, always unfolding.

Yet too often, they're taught in ways that feel abstract, dull or irrelevant.

But when research is practiced with integrity, deconstructed with clarity, and taught with both rigor and imagination, it becomes what academia was meant to be: a pursuit of understanding, a craft of curiosity, a light that invites others in.

What

Mentoring 1:1

Working together on initiating & conducting a research project. From idea generation ---> research protocol, statistical analysis plan ----> poster design & manuscript writing

Mini-lectures, mini -workshops

Focused, tailored to your needs, efficient, clinically-oriented, time-tested learning activities

Topics

A. Research methods
- how to start a research project
- how to understand specific topics: e.g. causality,
subgroup analysis, multivariable regression
- how to understand clinical trials- multiple topics
- how to make an impactful presentation
- how to write a competitive manuscript
- how to present a good JC
- what makes a good researcher- fun lessons from history

B. Cardiovascular epidemiology
Current state of CHD, CVA epidemiology, the failure of public health

C. Lifestyle Medicine
LM Prescriptions, evidence based, patient-centered

Beyond 'patient education': Behavioral change strategies for busy
clinicians (yes, in a 15-minutes clinic visit)