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QMedCONNECT: Highlights

January2025

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What do we have for you this month?
  • CEO Speaks
  • Useful articles
  • Our Lectures and Workshops
  • QMedCourses News & Testimonials
The QMed Team

From our CEO


A Committed Dean Champions the Right Way to Search and Cite

Welcome to 2025 and a Very Happy New Year from all of us at QMed!

I am happy to highlight an inspiring story from the Government Medical College Dharashiv (Osmanabad), where we conducted a workshop on January 22nd. This workshop was truly special. Dharashiv is a small town in the State of Maharashtra. The Medical College is fairly new - just about 3-4 years old
Dr. Shilpa Domkundwar, the Dean, has long been a strong advocate for structured literature searching and evidence-based research. Our connection goes back many years—first, when she attended my lecture as a young medico, and later, when she brought three of her own residents to our office for a dedicated PubMed training session. Even back then, she was very vocal about how important these skills were for medicos.

Fast forward to 2024, when we reconnected, she immediately took the initiative to organize a workshop for her institution. She was determined to make it happen, despite the challenges of a resource-constrained town. She personally ensured that we had uninterrupted power and internet connectivity—things we often take for granted in larger cities.

Her leadership brought together a dedicated team. The technical staff ensured smooth connectivity, and the medical faculty and students were fully engaged, leading to impressive post-test scores. Now, we are in discussions to integrate our eLearning courses and plan advanced training programs.

Dr. Shilpa’s journey—from being a learner in our programs to championing research education as a Dean—is truly commendable. Thank you, Dr. Shilpa, thank you to your faculty, students and your team, for the commitment! And as always, a big thank you to #Pfizer for their grant that made this possible.

— Vasumathi Sriganesh

Useful Articles

  1. Kumar V, Barik S, Raj V, Varikasuvu SR. Precision and Sensitivity: A Surrogate for Quality of Literature Search in Systematic Reviews. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Feb 1;38(1):34-36. PMID: 39773628.
  2. Laine C, Babski D, Bachelet VC, et al. Predatory Journals: What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey? J Korean Med Sci. 2025 Jan 13;40(2):e77. PMID: 39807006
  3. Apoorv TS. Writing for Clarity: A Concise Guide for Scientific Writing and Tips for Selecting a Journal. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2025 Jan 9;35(Suppl 1):S49-S52.
    PMID: 39802720
  4. Verma A, Kumar J, Khandelwal N. Predatory Journals: "The Gray Market" of Academic Publishing. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2025 Jan 9;35(Suppl 1):S114-S115. PMID: 39802705

Lectures, Webinars & Workshops

Lectures:
  • 7th Jan – Literature Searching at BKL Walawalkar Collage of Physiotherapy, Chiplun
  • 13th Jan – Literature Searching & Referencing at Ayurved Mahavidyalay Sion
  • 21st Jan – Literature Searching & Referencing at YMT Dental College
  • 29th Jan – Literature Searching & Referencing at Hinduja Nursing College
Workshops:
  • 22nd Jan – Workshop on PubMed & Zotero at GMC Dharashiv (Osmanabad) (under an Educational Grant from Pfizer)

QMedCourses News

Courses Statistics:
Individuals Joined - 20

Currently we have 9600 participants including 22 institutions and 1865 individuals registered for the courses

Testimonials for QMedCourses

Course: Information Resources and Literature Searching

The course had very simple and understandable explanations with demonstrations. It talks about all the basic knowledge for a new researcher to help guide and distinguish between the articles and studies they come across. Siddhesh Khandagale, PG, Occupational Therapy

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