Resident Presentations and Publications
View our Med-Peds Resident Presentations and Publications dating July 2007 – July 2016.
Research & Scholarly Activity
Residents are required to participate in scholarly activities ranging from quality improvement projects to bench and clinical research. MMC has fast track funding available for residents desiring support for independent investigation, with extensive faculty expertise available for project guidance. Residents have completed studies leading to abstract presentations at national meetings as well as journal publications.
Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation
Housed in the Division of Health Services Research of the Department of Medicine, the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) conducts research on local, regional, and national levels. Physician and nurse researchers, epidemiologists, and statisticians focus on small area variation, physician feedback, and chronic disease management. Ongoing project topics include asthma, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diagnostic testing and therapeutics, lead poisoning, pneumonia, tobacco dependence, and use of technology in office practice. CORE researchers collaborate across specialties at MMC and are actively involved in teaching critical appraisal of literature, statistics, and methodology. CORE staff assist residents and fellows with individual scholarly activities.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
The Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) specializes in the biomedical application of molecular and cellular analysis. Its mission is to provide the community with state-of-the-art early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and bone and mineral disease as well as conduct hematology and immunology research. MMCRI, located five miles away from the hospital campus in Scarborough, houses research and development capabilities in both basic and applied biomedical research
MMCRI activities are divided into five main working areas: platelet biology, molecular genetics, tumor biology, clinical cytometry, and immunogenetics. The Center for Molecular Medicine includes work in molecular and cellular biology, molecular genetics, molecular oncology, and vascular biology. The Biomedical Research Group conducts research in endocrinology, hematology, lipids, Lyme disease, and nephrology. Clinical laboratories include flow cytometry and molecular pathology.