FRC | Florida Residency Conference

Please indicate your intent to apply for the Excellence in Research Award on the general  FRC abstract submission. To be considered for the award, your abstract must include results and conclusions.

Congratulations to the most recent Excellence in Research Finalists!

PGY1 Finalists:

• Critical Care/Internal Medicine: George Ibrahim, PharmD (Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside)
• Infectious Diseases: Dolapo Awobusuyi, PharmD (Mayo Clinic Florida)
• Ambulatory Care/Emergency Medicine: Shaynia Monk, PharmD (HCA Florida Ocala Hospital)
• Administration/Medication Safety/Oncology/Transplant/Pediatrics: Eiman Wazwaz, PharmD (Cleveland Clinic Weston)

PGY2 Finalists:

• Jean Kim, PharmD (Tampa General Hospital)
• Cheryl Wood, PharmD (Lee Health- Gulf Coast Medical Center)

Overview

The Florida Residency Conference (FRC) Excellence in Research Award program was created with the intent of recognizing pharmacy residents for their innovative contribution of original research relevant to health-system pharmacy practice. One PGY1 and one PGY2 resident will be awarded annually.

Description of Award

Each finalist will receive an FRC Excellence in Research Award certificate. Honorariums will be determined each year by the FRC Steering Committee. Additionally, award recipients will receive a plaque.

Award Eligibility

• Current PGY1 or PGY2 resident at an ASHP-accredited residency program or residency program with candidate status for accreditation
• Research with a focus on the advancement of pharmacy or clinical practice
• Submitted FRC Excellence in Research abstract for current research project presentation by the deadline on the FRC website.

Application Requirements

In addition to all required information and documentation required for registration, consideration for Excellence in Research also includes the following upon Registration.

• Full abstract submission is required (MUST include results and conclusion)
• Body of the abstract is limited to 750 words (excluding objective and self-assessment)
• You may also choose to include up to a maximum of TWO tables/figures, these will be uploaded during abstract submission and are not included in the 750‐word limit.
• Abstract MUST include the following sections:
  • Purpose/Background
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • Presentation Objective
  • Self-assessment question
• MUST attach abstract as a portable document format (PDF), including any tables/figures. The PDF needs to be completely de-identified to not include the name of the applicant or institution.
• Multi-center study criteria:
  • The resident must be an investigator at the primary site
  • If the study sites are within the same healthcare system:
    • Each institution must have a different IRB
    • If the study sites within the same healthcare system have the same IRB, they will not be considered “multi-centered” for Excellence in Research
  • Data from other study sites may only be included if the resident is the primary investigator for all sites
  • The resident is responsible for compilation and analysis of ALL included data.
• Failure to meet all requirements may result in removal from consideration for the Excellence in Research Award

View sample Excellence in Research Award Abstract

Selection Process

• Applications will be scored by a blinded review panel that has been selected by the FRC Steering Committee. The panel will utilize the (Excellence in Research Award Application Scoring Rubric).
• Up to six finalists (four PGY1 and two PGY2) will be selected to present their research at the FRC opening session. The EIR finalist panel will be selected by the FRC Steering Committee and will score each finalist utilizing the (Excellence in Research Award Finalist Scoring Rubric).
• One PGY1 and one PGY2 award recipient will be selected and awarded during the conference.

EIR Finalist Reviewer Qualifications

1. Reviewers are not allowed to review the abstract of a resident from his/her institution
2. Individual can qualify as a reviewer if he/she has adequate experience as either a researcher or as a journal reviewer
   1. Research Experience (meets one)
      1. ≥ 2 publications
      2. ≥ 5 poster or platform presentations of completed research at a local (organized sponsored event), state, national, or international meeting (participant in resident or student research team acceptable)
   2. Journal Reviewer (meets one)
      1. ≥ 2 years experience as reviewer for a peer-reviewed journal or as a reviewer of manuscripts or abstracts for a professional organization/committee (i.e. Society of Critical Care Medicine/Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section)
      2. ≥ 2 manuscripts reviewed