I got your attention there, did I not? Well - that is NOT my statement. I am quoting a senior professional from one of the super specialties in surgery. I heard this person mentioning this in a conference of the said super-specialty a few years ago. He was from one of the top medical institutions in India. I figured that he was an expert in his discipline, going by the talk he delivered and the several questions he was asked. This is what he said in his talk: "And I come to meta-analyses. Please do not pay too much attention…

For years I have mentioned to academicians that literature searching and referencing skills are best taught in the undergraduate days. In the early days the response I often got was - "UG students should first study text books. They can learn all this later". Then things changed a bit. Conferences for undergrad students were held. Students presented posters and oral talks. The ICMR STS projects penetrated further and more colleges started having more students participate.  QMed was invited to conduct workshops in several events. And in every workshop the feedback from UG students was almost overwhelming. They were thrilled to…