Internal Medicine Residency Program Scholarly Activity

LVHN is a multi-campus network that cares for a rural, urban and suburban population in the eastern corner of the Pennsylvania. Our flagship campus, LVHN-Cedar Crest, is by bed count one of the largest hospitals in the Commonwealth. As such, it houses our graduate medical education programs and is leaned upon heavily by surrounding community hospitals in our network for our specialty support. We have a high case-mix index on our floors and in our critical care units, reflective of a very broad disease pathology that you will be exposed to during your training.

In this spirit, our residents are routinely encouraged to participate in writing up case reports, to join original research projects and to participate in quality improvement projects.  Opportunities abound in both the inpatient and outpatient settings in this realm.  The availability of clinical trials, advanced technologies and renowned specialists allows our residents to easily prepare for their intended careers in internal medicine, medical education or subspecialty care.  

Residents receive support for writing their research projects through our Network Office of Research and Initiatives (NORI).  We also provide education on drafting research protocols and navigating the IRB process.  Our in-house fellowships also allow residents the opportunity to work directly with fellows and specialist faculty in their intended specialties on writing up case reports and projects early on in their training.  

Quality Improvement education is emphasized throughout our residency training.  Residents will participate in group projects organized through their ambulatory rotations in addition to quality improvement initiatives originating from the inpatient ECLS resident education floor.  Annually the Department of Medicine showcases QI and research projects by residents and fellows.

We believe that active participation in scholarly activity helps build our culture of practice-based learning and systems-based practice in our program.  We further believe that it advances the overall experience for our learners and has proven a key distinguishing factor for them as they embark on fellowship pursuits.  The availability and quality of research opportunities is reflected in our fellowship match data available for review on this site.

Our learners have been published both regionally and nationally the past several years.  We believe in collaboration, not competition, in this space.  We believe you will find great mentorship from our faculty, fellows, administrative team, your senior colleagues and peers in this regard.  

Below is a list of conferences and meetings our residents have presented at over the past few years:

• The Endocrine Society Conference
• National American College of Physicians Annual Meeting
• National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting
• Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Interventional Global Summit
• American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference
• CHEST Annual Conference
• Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology’s Annual Scientific Meeting
• Eastern PA Regional American College of Physicians Poster and Doctor’s Dilemma Competition
• American College of Rheumatology Annual Conference
• American College of Cardiology