Fig. 5.

The knowledge pyramid: Organization and Responsibilities of Interdisciplinary and Multi-Level Research Team. This figure groups team members into the various categories that make up Connected Health Innovation Research Program (C.H.I.R.P.)’s interdisciplinary and multi-level research team, the pyramid structure of the team represents the level of responsibility, experience and education of team members (with those having the most at the top). It also gives the specific roles and responsibilities of each team category. With team members fitting into various levels of the knowledge pyramid, there is minimal mismatch between experience of the team member completing the task and complexity of the task, as various tasks call for differing levels of experience and knowledge. C.H.I.R.P. educates members through their research endeavors, working with senior lab members and through peer mentoring. Direct guidance from mentors who are highly connected within the research community yields greater mentee academic success [54]. Peer mentoring has been shown to be a compelling contributor to early career scholars, and is encompassed by C.H.I.R.P. through collaboration of medical students and graduate students during long term projects [55]. These experiences prepare students to be active members of the academic community and add to their educational foundation [56]. EHR: electronic health record; IRB: institutional review board.