Research Resources
We are committed to promoting excellence in research and scholarship in a supportive academic environment. In addition to mentorship from our outstanding faculty and staff, we provide many tools to help residents with the design, implementation and dissemination of their work.
Getting Started
- Project Proposal Template
- Project Timeline and Milestones
- Stanford IRB
- Determination of IRB (found under "Getting Started")
- CitiTraining
- Completion of human subject training must be completed by all residents by JUNE 1st of their PGY-1 year. It is suggested you take the CITI training before submitting your IRB protocol for approval.
For help with your literature search, contact Chris Stave, Clinical Librarian for the Pediatrics Department
Funding Opportunities For Residents
A select list of funding opportunities for resident research is below. If you are considering applying for one of these grants, please speak with your project mentor(s) and Scholarly Concentration leaders first to discuss these and other potential funding sources. You must notify Clea Sarnquist, DrPH, MPH, if you plan to apply for a research grant. Please email Clea at least 3 weeks prior to the grant due date.
- Pediatric Residency Program Grants
- Stanford Pediatrics Resident Research Grant: Provides up to $3,000 for residents to conduct and implement their scholarly projects. Due by December 1st
- Stanford Pediatrics Physician-Scientist Track Development Grant: Provides up to $10,000 for Physician-Scientist Track Residents to conduct and implement their scholarly or research projects. Grants are due by December 1st or May 1st
- Stanford Pediatrics Resident Research Presentation Award: Provides $2,000 for travel to conferences to present research abstracts or workshops. Funding for this grant is contingent upon submission of a draft of a manuscript or MedEdPortal submission to your project mentors and Clea Sarnquist upon your return from the conference. Rolling deadline, due no later than 6 weeks prior to conference travel.
- FAQs
For Research Grant review criteria, please click here.
- American Academy of Pediatrics Grants:
- Research Grant ($2,000 plus $1,000 travel stipend) due February, decisions in July
- Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) grant ($2,000) due January, decisions in May
- International Community Access to Child Health (iCATCH) grant ($6,000 over 3 years) due February, decisions in May
- AAP International Travel grant ($1,000) due September and March, decisions in Nov and May
- Academic Pediatric Association Grants:
- Resident Investigator Award (up to $2,500) initial proposals due October, decisions in December, final decision in late January
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors:
- Western Region Educational Project Grant ($1,000) due June, decisions in July
Additional Resources
- Journal Club Guidelines
- Article Review sheet
- Spectrum
- Spectrum assists researchers in conducting clinical and translational research studies at Stanford University. This is accomplished through programs that support investigators at all stages of research, including mentorship and education to Stanford faculty and residents.
- Spectrum offers a free one-hour consultation for help with all aspects of study design, including ethics, biostatistics and data collection. They also offer study-design workshops to meet with members of the biostatistics staff at Stanford and collaboratively develop a research plan.
- Spectrum assists researchers in conducting clinical and translational research studies at Stanford University. This is accomplished through programs that support investigators at all stages of research, including mentorship and education to Stanford faculty and residents.
- Maternal & Child Health Research Institute
- Pediatrics Research Guide
- The Stanford Statistics Department also offers drop-in hours each quarter. Sessions are held in the Sequoia Hall Conference Room (the "Fishbowl") on the second floor and led by statistics doctoral candidates and experienced master's students under the supervision of a senior faculty member.
- Lane Medical Library – Offers classes and tutorials on conducting effective and efficient literature searches and other topics relevant to research
- Pediatric Scientist Development Program is sponsored by the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs and provides intensive training in research relevant to specialty areas of pediatrics with the goal of preparing entry-level faculty for research careers in academic pediatrics.
Software
Dissemination
Where to Submit Your Work:
- Stanford Forums:
- Department of Pediatrics Annual Research Retreat [All, submission required]
- Stanford Innovations in Medical Education Conference [Med Ed]
- Stanford GME Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium [QI]
- Department of Pediatrics Annual Research Retreat [All, submission required]
- Regional/National Forums:
- Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) [All SC areas]
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) [StAT, Med Ed, QI/PI, Global Health]
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) [Global Health]
- Regional Academic Pediatric Association (APA) [StAT, Med Ed, QI/PI, Global Health]
- Western Society for Pediatric Research (WSPR) [Basic Science, Clinical Research]
- Other subspecialty-specific conferences (Cardiology, Rheumatology, Adolescent, Heme-Onc, etc.)
- Poster Design
- Presentation and Publication