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

• Autore: Nundy Samiran
• Pubblicazione: Singapore, : Springer, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (470 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Medicine: general issues; Medical research; Study & learning skills: general; Teaching of a specific subject; Health economics; Medicina; Investigació
• Soggetto geografico: Països en vies de desenvolupament
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Soggetto non controllato: Open Access; Practising academic medicine in developing countries; How to write a research paper?; How to design your study?; Academic Writing; Medical academics; Research ethics
• Altri autori: KakarAtul BhuttaZulfiqar A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Why This Book? -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part I: Introduction -- 1: Academic Medicine and the Social Determinants of Health -- 1.1 What Is Academic Medicine? -- 1.2 What Are the Social Determinants of Health? -- 1.3 How Can Physicians Help Address Social Determinants of Health? -- 1.4 What Are Boyer's Principles of Academic Scholarship? -- 1.5 What Can Be the Role of Academic Medicine in Addressing Social Determinants of Health? -- 1.6 Boyer's Principles of Academic Scholarship, Academic Medicine, and Social Determinants of Health ; 1.7 What Is the Way Forward? -- References -- Part II: Background -- 2: Why Should We Publish Papers? -- 2.1 What Is Academic Medicine? -- 2.2 What Are the Duties of a Doctor in an Academic Institution? -- 2.3 Is Publication in Medical Journals a New Phenomenon? -- 2.4 What Are the Main Reasons for Publications? -- 2.5 Are There Any Other Reasons for Publications? -- 2.6 Does Publishing Negative Studies Also Give You Fame? -- 2.7 Fraudulent Publication and the Case of Dr. John Darsee? -- 2.8 Conclusions -- References ; 3: Overcoming the Initial Barriers to Publication and the Role of the Mentors? -- 3.1 What Is India's Contribution to the World's Medical Publications? -- 3.2 Are the Numbers of Publications from India Increasing? -- 3.3 Is Quantity or Quality More Important in Publications? -- 3.4 Should Faculty and Students from All Medical Colleges Publish Papers. Does this Not Detract from Patient Care and Teaching? -- 3.5 How Much Does the Private Sector Contribute Towards Research? ; 3.6 Is the Recent Medical Council of India (MCI) Rule Linking Publications to Faculty Promotion the Main Reason for the Surge in Publication Numbers? -- 3.7 Can We Expect India's Unique Health Issues to Be Solved By the Developed World? -- 3.8 What Are the Various Barriers to Quality Publication Output from India? -- 3.9 How Can a Clinician Take Out Time from His/Her Schedule for Publication? -- 3.10 Do Our Institutes Lack the Infrastructure for Research and Publication? -- 3.11 Do We Need Finances to Start Writing for Publication? ; 3.12 Do We Have an Attitude Towards or an Aptitude for Research? -- 3.13 What Is the Role of a Mentor in Publication? -- 3.14 Conclusions -- References -- 4: When Should We Start Doing Research and Publishing Papers? -- 4.1 Is Research Methodology Taught in the Undergraduate Syllabus? -- 4.2 What Is the Brain Drain? -- 4.3 Is an Internship a Good Time To Do Research? -- 4.4 What Are the Requirements of Research During Post-Graduation? -- 4.5 How Can We Increase the Student-Based Research Activities in Our Country? ; 4.6 Are There Any Journals That Publish Papers Directed Mainly at Students?
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 countries. It is written mainly by senior colleagues who have experienced and recognized the challenges with design, documentation, and publication of health research in the developing world. The book includes short chapters providing insight into planning research at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, issues related to research ethics, and conduct of clinical trials. It also serves as a guide towards establishing a research question and research methodology. It covers important concepts such as writing a paper, the submission process, dealing with rejection and revisions, and covers additional topics such as planning lectures and presentations. The book will be useful for graduates, postgraduates, teachers as well as physicians and practitioners all over the developing world who are interested in academic medicine and wish to do medical research.
• Titolo autorizzato: How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries
• ISBN: 981-16-5248-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910504285303321
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