Given the need for clinicians to keep up with the pace of scientific innovation, and contribute to the formulation of new testable hypotheses, there is a current push for training programs to foster research interest and literacy among psychiatric residents.Some of the most utilized approaches are research seminars and journal clubs, where articles are dissected and methodological issues debated. We report on the use of publicly available epidemiological datasets to foster research literacy and methodology among psychiatric residents. Given the current availability of large epidemiological databases-such as the National Comorbidity Survey and its replication- is possible to include residents in direct exercises of data analysis and hands-on research activities.
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