A23 EMERGING STRATEGIES TO TRAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS: Implementation Of An Integrated Research And Clinical Conference At An Academic Pulmonary And Critical Care Medicine Program

Faculty members are asked to emphasize the clinical implications of their research while the fellow is encouraged to cover a related clinical topic and highlight opportunities for scientific discovery. Results Satisfaction scores after the first 8 conferences were obtained from 24 clinical fellows and faculty (5=best; mean ± SEM): "the paired lectures provide a valuable introduction to our division's research activities," 4.1 +/- 0.2; "the paired lectures help emphasize the clinical implications of our division's basic and transitional research," 3.5 +/- 0.2; "the paired lectures have been useful to identify potential research mentors and collaborators," 3.4 +/- 0.2; "the paired lectures help emphasize areas of uncertainty in clinical medicine," 3.8 +/- 0.2; "the paired lectures have been a valuable addition to the fellowship didactic curriculum," 3.6 +/- 0.3.