Time schedule for thesis completion during PSU pediatric residency training
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | • Receive a list of faculty member and | • Data collection | • Data analysis |
| 6 months | their projects | • Update presentation on | • Oral presentation at the Annual |
| • Attend a course of research | thesis progression | PSU Faculty Conference | |
| development | |||
| Last | • Develop thesis proposal and send for | • Data collection | • Submission to the RCPT for Thai |
| 6 months | Institutional Review Board approval | • Update presentation on | Pediatric Board Examination |
| • Data analysis | thesis progression |
Types of study design of residents’ theses and published articles based on residents’ theses according to the time period
| Type of study | Early phase (1988–2002) | Second phase (2003–2012) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| design | Theses (N) | Published (n) | Theses (N) | Published (n) |
| Retrospective | 39 | 7 (4 T, 1 R, 2 I) | 26 | 7 (1 R, 6 I) |
| Cross-sectional | 12 | 1 (1 I) | 15 | 8 (3 R, 5 I) |
| Prospective | 8 | 6 (4 T, 1 R, 1 I) | 10 | 1 (1 R) |
| RCT | 7 | - | 10 | 1 (1 I) |
| Cohort | 1 | 1 (1 I) | 2 | 2 (1 R, 1 I) |
| Total | 67 | 15 (8 T, 2 R, 5 I) | 63 | 19 (6 R, 13 I) |
The numbers of published articles in each category of journals according to the time period
| Time period | Thai journals | Regional journals | International journals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2002 (n = 15) | Songkla Medical Journal (6) Thai Journal of Pediatrics (2) | Journal of Medical Association of Thailand (1) Asia-Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology (1) | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism (3) Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (1) |
| Pediatric Nephrology (1) | |||
| 2003–2012 (n = 19) | (0) | Journal of Medical Association of Thailand (3) Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (3) | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism (4) International Journal of Artificial Organs (1) European Journal of Pediatrics (1) Nephrology (1) |
| Archives of Disease in Childhood (1) | |||
| Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Journal (1) CyberPsychology & Behavior (1) | |||
| Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (1) World Journal of Pediatrics (1) | |||
| PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease (1) |