ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

VISION

Larkin Health aspires to create a community built on Education, Research, Collaboration, and Innovation. To achieve this transformative goal, it is essential that clinical faculty, fellows, residents, and students engaged in research experiences employ a scholarly approach to teaching, clinical teamwork, and patient care.

GOAL

The Department of Research and Academic Affairs at Larkin Community Hospital oversees the scholarly activities and initiatives associated with Medical Education. The department provides strategic leadership and administrative coordination to deliver short and long-term support to promote critical thinking and academic excellence in our medical programs and trainees. We are fully committed to fostering dynamic research education for the next generation of clinicians. We genuinely believe that the art of healing must be grounded in the pursuit of practice improvement by education and research advancement.

MISSION

Our department’s mission is to foster programs that shall promote the interest of clinicians to conduct research, generate knowledge, and advance healthcare. We assist medical Residents and Fellows in:

Developing skills for the formulation of scholarly work such as posters, presentations, review of literature, and quality improvement.
Developing foundation skills for research inclusive of formulation of a research question, access and analyze data, review pertinent literature as well as prepare a well-organized research presentation.
Promote the research and scholarly work of residents, fellows and faculty of Larkin Community Hospital.
Work on a Research Project from conception through publication.
Preparing research presentations for Annual Scientific Conferences.
Promote understanding of Institutional Review Board and relates processes.
Providing learning experiences and resources for residents and fellows to help them complete their own research projects.

MEET OUR TEAM MEMBERS

Martha Echols, PhD
Vice President
Department of Research and Academic Affairs

Sultan S. Ahmed, MD
Associate Vice President & Ombudsman for GME
Department of Research and Academic Affairs

Joseph Hasselbach
Coordinator
Department of Research and Academic Affairs

Sujan Poudel, M.D
Coordinator
Department of Research and Academic Affairs

Reach Out To Us
Email: josephh@larkinhospital.com
Phone: 305-284-7567
Office: Room 601, 7000 SW 62nd St. Miami FL

REACH OUT TO THE OMBUDSMAN

The position of Ombudsman for Graduate Medical Education was created to promote a positive climate for residency and fellowship education by providing an independent, impartial, informal, and confidential resource for residents, fellows, and faculty with training-related concerns. You can confidentially call Dr. Sultan S. Ahmed at 786-253-8741 as well as email him at ombudsman@larkinhospital.com. All anonymous concerns and complaints can also be addressed through correspondence at the following e-mail: ombudsman@larkinhospital.com.

Ombudsman Policy

JOIN THE TEAM

This fellowship opportunity is for post-grad and under-grad applicants to develop hands-on research project development and implementation. The term of this fellowship shall be for (3) Months, (6) Months, or (1) Year.

Essential Requirements:

Must have interpersonal skills needed to develop relationships with clinical departments, international research volunteers, and research liaisons in the Larkin Health System.
Must be familiar with basics of research and methods application to work with reliable clinical evidence and data, having previous research collaborations that was resulted in publications would be preferred.
In-person work at DRAA office at least three days a week is preferred.

What You Will Do:

Participate in DRAA activities as a team member.
Complete Citi Certificate.
Complete the Research Training Lab and receive a “Certificate of Completion”.
Complete and publish a Clinical Case Report.
Work directly with residents and fellows to complete required research work, such as manuscripts, and quality improvement projects.
Participate in the development of the Research Department newsletter and Research Symposium.
Complete a presentation at a continuing medical education conference.

For Application and Requirements click here

LARKIN TEAM 11

Sponsored by Larkin Community Hospital
Research Services
South Miami, Florida

TEAM 11 OVERVIEW

As background, Team 11 was originally formed during the COVID pandemic and provided invaluable research opportunities during these unprecedented times when sharing of information was critical. As a result of the purpose and connection, the members wanted to stay together and formed the Global Research Collaboration Network.

Recognizing the value of the program, Global Research Collaboration Network, also known as Team 11, Larkin Community Hospital sponsors the program and has integrated it into the Department of Research and Academic Affairs. The platform is open for everyone to bring any research and global health-related issues upfront to make a difference in the world and is free of cost. Team 11 creates opportunities to carry out research projects at both the local and international levels. From its inception, we have had more than 1400 plus researchers worldwide, including medical students, medical graduates, residents, and fellows with multiple successful publications who represent over 100 countries from every continent.

Team-11 Road Map Apply