How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries? A Practical Guide /

This is an open access book. The book provides an overview of the state of research in developing countries - Africa, Latin America, and Asia (especially India) and why research and publications are important in these regions. It addresses budding but struggling academics in low and middle-income co...

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Main Authors: Nundy, Samiran (Author), Kakar, Atul (Author), Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Introduction
  • 1 Academic Medicine and the Social Determinants of Health
  • Part 2 Background
  • 2 Why should we publish papers?
  • 3 Overcoming the initial barriers to publication and the role of mentors?
  • 4 When should we start doing research and publishing papers?
  • 5 Does research improve patient care?
  • 6 The status of biomedical research in some developing countries
  • Part 3 How to plan a study?
  • 7 How to think of a research question?
  • 8 What are the types of study design?
  • 9 How to calculate an adequate sample size?
  • 10 Understanding medical biostatistics
  • 11 Applying biostatistics in medical research
  • 12 Writing the research proposal: the art and the science
  • 13 Ethics in research
  • Part 4 How to write an original research paper?
  • 14 Who should be an Author?
  • 15 How to write an Abstract?
  • 16 How to choose a Title?
  • 17 How to write the Introduction to a scientific paper?
  • 18 How to do a Review of the Literature?
  • 19 How to write Material(Patients) and Methods?
  • 20 How to write Results?
  • 21 How to write the Discussion ?
  • 22 How to Cite other papers and add References?
  • 23 How to add Illustrations?
  • 24 How to check for Plagiarism?
  • 25 How to improve language and syntax in medical writing?
  • Part 5 How to write other journal articles?
  • 26 How to write an Editorial?
  • 27 How to write a Letter to the Editor?
  • 28 How to write a Case Report?
  • 29 Systematic, Scoping and Narrative Reviews
  • Part 6 After the paper is written
  • 30 To which journal should you submit your article?
  • 31 Publication algorithm
  • 32 How to do a Peer Review?
  • 33 How to handle Rejection?
  • 34 Bibliometrics
  • Part 7 What else you should know about publication?
  • 35 Is medical publishing lucrative?
  • 36 How to start a New Medical Journal?
  • Part 8 How to project your work further?
  • 37 How to present a Poster in a conference?
  • 38 How to give an Oral presentation?
  • Part 9 Education, planning and execution
  • 39 Bedside teaching in Developing Countries
  • 40 E-learning in the developing world
  • 41 Develop learning objectives and evaluations-Multiple choice questions/ Objective Structured Practical Examination
  • 42 How to prepare a lecture?
  • 43 The Why and How of Problem based learning?
  • 44 How to conduct a Journal Club?
  • Part 10 Other topics
  • 45 Medical records
  • 46 Clinical Audit
  • 47 Clinical Drug Trials
  • 48 Ethics in Genetic Testing.