Writers & Reviewers Workshop

October 16th, 2009

Engaging Medical Students in Research & Academic Writing

Pamela Verma, Diane Wu, David Tso, David Youssef

Today’s Agenda

1. Introduction2. Presentation by

Lindsay Lynch, Publication Consultant

3. Reviewing Academic Literature Workshop

4. Opportunities for student Reviewers

Why bother with Academic Journals

•PBL, DPAS•Clinical Rotations•CanMEDS/CaRMS

Medical Students

•Evidence-based Practice•Conducting Research•Patients

Physicians

Where do you go for information?

Textbooks?Access Medicine, MD Consult?Friends and family?Clinicians?Wikipedia?

Needs Assesment

Engaging in Academic Research

Evidence-based medicine

Critical review of the literature

Obtaining Ethics Approval & Informed Consent

Peer-Review Process

Student Barriers

Accessing journal articles (Open Access)

How to critically assess literatureHow to find funding for research

projectsHow to develop a research questionHow to find mentors and supervisors Courses to improve writing skillsDeveloping strong methodologies

Presentation by Lindsay Lynch

Reviewers

Have previous experience in areaGive feedback on article content

Time: Issue 2: November 2009 Issue 3: February 2010

Review Process

Parallel ReviewMedical Student Faculty Expert

Opportunities for students

Academic Research Reviews Case reports Global Health News & Letters Commentaries

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