Research

Research 1. A trauma research program must be designed to produce new knowledge applicable to the care of the injured patient. The research may be conducted in a number of ways including traditional laboratory and clinical research, reviews of clinical series, and epidemiological or other studies. Publication of articles in peer-review journals as well as presentations of results at local, statewide and national meetings and ongoing studies approved by human and animal research review boards are expected from productive programs. The program should have an organized structure that fosters and monitors ongoing productivity. 2. The research program must be balanced to reflect a number of different interests. There must be a research committee, and identifiable Institutional Review Board process, active research protocols, surgeons involved in extramural educational presentations and adequate number of peer reviewed scientific publications. Publications should appear in peer-reviewed journals. In a three-year cycle, the minimum activity is ten publications from the physicians representing any of the four following specialties: emergency medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. 12. Chapter 4 Level II Trauma Centers Subchapter 1 Hospital Organization