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March 13, 2024

ACEP Journal Club Primer

Members of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research, Scholarly Activity and Innovation (RSI) Section are currently compiling the, “Emergency Medicine Journal Club Primer,” edited b...

March 13, 2024

Letter from the Chair

Midway through the 2023-2024 academic year, your ACEP RSI section is hard at work representing the interests of our more than 300 section members

October 2, 2023

ACEP Research Forum - Student Volunteers

The ACEP Research Forum - Medical Student Scholar volunteers assisted with implementing the 2024 ACEP Research Forum.

Resident Research and Scholarly Activity: A Primer (2021)

This primer is written for those who supervise or engage in EM resident research and other scholarly activities, including retrospective chart review and prospective research studies. Special attention is paid to study design, practical aspects of research implementation, common methods for dissemination of research findings, and funding available to EM resident researchers. Common pitfalls for resident researchers are addressed, including challenges in developing and executing resident-level scholarly activities. Emergency care research fellowships are also described.

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Scientific Writing: Taking an Abstract to Manuscript

Resources to assist investigators in bridging the gap between abstract to successful manuscript publication.

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Emergency Care Research: A Primer (2012)

This primer is written for novice investigators, offering an introduction to emergency care research with a hands-on guide to initiating, completing, and disseminating emergency care research. Chapters in this primer include how to define emergency care research, how to identify an appropriate research topic, how to find a mentor, key issues and training in emergency care research, the basics of grant writing and presentation of research results, keys to getting published, the top 10 commandments of emergency care research, and how to start a research career.

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