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Mentoring medical student research through studentships and fellowships: Reflections from India.

Mentoring medical student research through studentships and fellowships: Reflections from India.

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Dangayach NS, Kulkarni UP, Panchabhai TS. Mentoring medical student research through studentships and fellowships: Reflections from India. J Postgrad Med 2009;55:152-3 The authors have shared some good ideas (based on experience) about improving prospects of research among medical students. We hope that authorities of medical colleges and bodies like the ICMR will take them up and that there will be a steady increase in the number of medical researchers in India. Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 2, Issue 6, June 2009
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Why learn research methodology?

Why learn research methodology?

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Nayak BK. Why learn research methodology? Indian J Ophthalmol 2009;57:173-4 Dr Nayak in his editorial in the current issue of the IJO, stresses that whether one does formal research or not, it is really important for all to understand research methodology. Stating that medical research is not given due importance in either the undergraduate or postgraduate curriculum, he explains that all doctors need to know about good research methodology at least to learn to differentiate between good research evidence and poor research evidence and to be able to decide which evidence to adopt for treatment and in practice.   Appeared…
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Barriers to evidence based medicine practice in South Asia and possible solutions

Barriers to evidence based medicine practice in South Asia and possible solutions

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R Agarwal MD, J Kalita DM, UK Misra DM Barriers to evidence based medicine practice in South Asia and possible solutions Neurology Asia 2008; 13: 87-94 The authors mention that teaching the practice of Evidence Based Medicine is practically non-existent in our medical curriculum, due to various barriers. Bridging these barriers involves effective teaching of skills of evidence-based medicine during residency, motivating established clinicians, increasing the accessibility to internet, and several other approaches. Even if a busy clinician recognizes and agrees with evidence-based practice, the literature applicable to the patient is not easily accessible and facilities for making literature searches…
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