Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Resident-related research is pervasive throughout medical literature. Frequent areas of investigation include physical stress, burnout, and mental health. These critical studies aid in the improvement of curriculums, augmentation of resources, and over-all advancement of training programs. As a go-to convenience sample, residents are routinely approached to participate in a variety of studies during their training. These studies are frequently resident and faculty led, from within their current institution or those of potential future fellowship training or professional positions. Residents’ high-levels of education and in-depth knowledge of scientific practices belies the vulnerability of this captive group. The complexity of resident status within the hierarchy of graduate medical education structures and the factors motivating them to participate in scientific inquiry need to be investigated. Ethical considerations regarding residents’ diminished states of health during these intense years of training and the collection of health-related data should also be examined. In the current literature, issues related to coercion, collection of sensitive data, and participant risk are underdeveloped for resident participants in scientific study. [To read more, click View Resource.]
