Overview
Scholarly activity is one of the most important part of the Cleveland Clinic’s mission and an integral part of each internal medicine resident’s clinical training.
We believe that physicians must be able to:
- Access, critique and synthesize medical data from the literature and apply it to patient care.
- Ask appropriate questions and generate and test hypotheses based on their own experiences.
We also believe it is imperative to effectively share information with patients and other professionals both orally and in writing.
Thus, we have developed an exciting program to assist residents in completing their scholarly activity requirements.
Minimum Requirement
The Cleveland Clinic requirements for all categorical internal medicine residents include:
- Completion of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) course.
- Completion of the Citi course on human subjects research.
- Completion of a one-on-one teaching session with a reference librarian.
- Completion of a 30-60 minute oral presentation.
- Completion of a written project suitable for publication or presentation at a national meeting.
- Completion and presentation of a poster during the Annual Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Resident Scholarly Activity Day and Reception for Poster Presentations.
Residents can use a variety of study designs for their written projects and poster presentations, including, but not limited to, retrospective chart review, prospective study, meta-analysis, or clinical trial. A medical education, medical history, quality improvement, or cost-effectiveness study may also be an appropriate project.
Classes are available to residents in the medical center to help them acquire the skills necessary to complete their scholarly activity requirements and to prepare them for a lifetime of self-directed learning and enhanced competitiveness in the academic or job market arenas.
Support of Resident Research
Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Residents are not only mentored in their research but are also strongly encouraged to present their data at regional and national meetings and publish abstracts, articles, and book chapters. Our 115+ medicine faculty include many nationally and internationally known clinician researchers and educators who are available to serve as research mentors. The program has funds to facilitate 2nd and 3rd year resident presentations at national research meetings.
The 2025-2026 PGY-3 class completed the following during residency training:
- Published abstracts: 219
- PubMed articles: 80
- Other publications: 69
- Textbook chapters: 4
Our residents were funded to attend and present their work at the following Conferences….
American Heart Association, Digestive Disease Week, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, American College of Physicians, National Institutes of Health, Society of General Internal Medicine, American College of Gastroenterology, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Society of Nephrology, American College of Chest Physicians, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, European Society of Endocrinology, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Endocrine Society, American Epilepsy Society, American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Allergy, American College of Allergy and Immunology, American Thoracic Society.
Our residents published their work in the following Journals….
Nature, PLOS One, BMJ, JACC, JAMA, NEJM, Chest, Gastroenterology, Lancet, Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Obesity Reviews, Thrombosis Research, JGME, Journal of Cellular Physiology, Pulmonology, BMC, American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dermatology, American Journal of Cardiology, American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Research International, Journal of Cancer, Neurocritical Care, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Clinical Endocrinology, Transplantation, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Activity Day
Annual Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Resident Scholarly Activity Day and Reception for Poster Presentations
Held in the late Spring, the Internal Medicine Residency Program sponsors a poster session and reception showcasing resident research. The reception is attended by staff, research mentors, and residents. Projects run the gamut of medical specialties and general medicine including basic science, quality improvement, medical education, and clinical research.
Past Annual Scholarly Activity Days featured posters, a food and wine reception, a visiting professor, and music.
2025 Scholarly Activity Program Research Competition
Award winners
Carolina Pires Zingano, MD
“Bempedoic acid monotherapy, LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular events: a secondary analysis of the CLEAR Outcomes trial”
(Mentor: Luke Laffin, MD – Staff, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Preventive Cardiology)
Maëlys Yepes, MD
“Pulmonary Immune-Related Adverse Events Post-Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI): Real-World Experience”
(Mentor: Moaath Mustafa Ali, MD, MPH - Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute)
Anmol Goyal, MBBS
“Melphalan weight-based dosing in overweight and obese patients undergoing autologous transplant for multiple myeloma”
(Jack Khouri, MD, Staff, Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute)
QI Project winner
Nandini Isaac, DO
“Improving Discharge Timeliness and Hospital Throughput Through an IT-Enabled Departure Lounge: A Quality Improvement Initiative”
(Mentor: Amy Teleron, MD – Hospital Med Inpatient, Integrated Hospital Care Institute)
Honorable mentions
Diego Ramonfaur, MD
“Characterization of Hemodynamics of Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome using Invasive Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing”
(Mentor: Kenneth Mayuga, MD – Heart Vascular Thoracic Institute)
John Hanna, MD
“Impact of Cytogenetic Response on Long-Term Survival in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study”
(Mentor: Moaath Mustafa Ali, MD, MPH - Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute)
Habib Layoun, MD
“Aortic root anatomy and impact on new-onset left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement”
(Mentor: Samir Kapadia, MD – Department Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute)
Ali Mushtaq, MBBS
“Beyond the Repeat Test: Clinical Predictors and Management Pitfalls of Indeterminate Lupus Anticoagulant Results”
(Mentor: Morayma Reyes Gil, MD PhD – Vice Chair Research, Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Institute)
