VCU Internal Medicine Training Program
Scholarly Activites

Internal Medicine housestaff are actively involved in teaching, performing research, preparing abstracts and writing papers for publication.

Scholarship is defined as one of the following:

• The scholarship of discovery, as evidenced by peer-reviewed funding or publication of original research in peer-reviewed journals.
• The scholarship of dissemination, as evidenced by review articles or chapters in textbooks.
• The scholarship of application, as evidenced by the publication or presentation at local, regional, or national professional and scientific society meetings, for example, case reports or clinical series.
• Active participation in clinical discussions, rounds, journal club, and research conferences in a manner that promotes a spirit of inquiry and scholarship