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graduates of the residency program felt that scholarly activity improved their
career [ 27 ]. Cultivating research helps to cultivate the career of residents guiding
many into academia [ 28 ] and increasing their publication productivity during
residency as well as after graduation [ 29 ].
With regard to medical students, as reported in the AAMC, the more students
are able to produce with regard to research, the greater their likelihood of matching
into their chosen specialty. Studies have shown that supportive programs increase
student interest and output even resulting in subsequent research after graduation
[ 30 , 31 ]. Authors of these chapters can attest that when our research program
started in 2013, there was only one student involved in research. When word spread
about the research support and the department actively seeking out students to
work with, the numbers grew, resulting in as many as 12 students at SIU working
on projects at any given time and successfully matching four students in the
Urology match in 2016.
Most importantly, patients will benefit. Medicine advances when questions are
asked and research is conducted to answer those questions. Creating research pro-
grams and the research infrastructure needed to facilitate scholarly activity will
resonate well past the length of one project; it will awaken a curiosity in new gen-
eration of researchers.
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