October 16 th, 2009 Engaging Medical Students in Research & Academic Writing Pamela Verma, Diane Wu, David Tso, David Youssef
1. Introduction 2. Presentation by Lindsay Lynch, Publication Consultant 3. Reviewing Academic Literature Workshop 4. Opportunities for student Reviewers
PBL, DPAS Clinical Rotations CanMEDS/CaRMS Medical Students Evidence-based Practice Conducting Research Patients Physicians
Textbooks? Access Medicine, MD Consult? Friends and family? Clinicians? Wikipedia?
Engaging in Academic Research Evidence-based medicine Critical review of the literature Obtaining Ethics Approval & Informed Consent Peer-Review Process
Accessing journal articles (Open Access) How to critically assess literature How to find funding for research projects How to develop a research question How to find mentors and supervisors Courses to improve writing skills Developing strong methodologies
Have previous experience in area Give feedback on article content Time: Issue 2: November 2009 Issue 3: February 2010
Parallel Review Medical StudentFaculty Expert
Academic Research Reviews Case reports Global Health News & Letters Commentaries