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February 2026
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From our CEO
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February: A Month of Learning, Planning, and Doing More
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After sharing the news about receiving accreditation to conduct webinars in our January newlsetter, February has been a month of understanding what it truly takes to roll out accredited programs. There’s been plenty happening behind the scenes as we prepare to launch those from next month.
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But while we plan, we certainly didn’t slow down!
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We decided to increase our own webinars from bimonthly to weekly, and conducted four this month—two free and open to all, and two in-depth sessions supported by a small donation. Topics ranged from Literature Searching and mastering PubMed to Referencing and working with Zotero.
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We were also out and about delivering lectures at Terna Medical College, YMT Dental and Ayurvedic Colleges, and MGM Panvel. It’s always a pleasure to see such engaged participants across institutions.
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One change we’re especially happy about: our immediate quizzes during sessions. They’re proving far more engaging—and seem to support better learning—than the traditional end-of-session quizzes.
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We also shared six blog posts this month, including reflections from our intern Mahek, our work with Foundation for Excellence to support UG students, and a doctor’s experience of applying what he learned in our workshop.
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February has felt productive, energising, and full of meaningful connections. Onward to March—and our accredited webinars!
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From our Blog
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My Internship at QMed Knowledge Foundation: An MLIS Student’s Experience
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Intership - An exposure to Medical Research & Evidence Based Practice Completing my internship at QMed Knowledge Foundation as part of my MLIS program has been a deeply enriching experience. This MLIS internship experience introduced me to medical research, research literacy, and evidence-based practice in healthcare. Through my internship at QMed Knowledge Foundation, I gained practical exposure to medical information …
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From Workshop to Publication: An Impact Story from INHS Asvini
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Background: The INHS Asvini Workshop In November 2024, QMed conducted a focused workshop at INHS Asvini, the hospital of the Indian Navy in Mumbai. This program was supported through the educational grant received from Pfizer in 2023. The participants included faculty members and postgraduate students — clinicians actively engaged in research, academic writing, and thesis work. The workshop covered two …
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Empowering FFE Scholars: Building Research Skills Through QMedCourses
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Empowering FFE Scholars Through QMedCourses The Foundation for Excellence (FFE), Bengaluru, has been supporting students who have high potential, but do not have the financial means for higher studies, for many years. By funding the education of students who gain admission into Medicine, Engineering, Technology and Law, FFE helps them pursue professional careers that might otherwise be out of reach. …
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The Basics We Are Never Taught
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A “They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know” Problem in Medical Search Literacy When 1005 Wasn’t One Thousand and Five This happened just a few days back. Our domestic help—educated only till primary school but otherwise very intelligent—once wrote down an expense as ₹1005. That surprised us. Whenever she spends money on our behalf and we later reimburse the same, …
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Evidence Doesn’t Start with Results: A New Cochrane Protocol Is a Wake-Up Call on Why Search Skills Are Crucial
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Search Skills Matter We talk a lot about evidence-based practice, but far less about the skill that makes it possible in the first place: finding the evidence. A newly published Cochrane protocol examining educational interventions for literature searching sends a clear message—searching skills matter, and gaps in training persist across health professions Not All Searches Are the Same A key …
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Internships, Interns, and QMed: Bridging Theory and Practice
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Internships at QMed Internships at QMed are designed as learning experiences that help students move thoughtfully from classroom theory into the realities of professional practice. Over the years, we have had the opportunity to work with interns at different stages of their academic journey, and these experiences have shaped how we think about responsibility, mentorship, and meaningful experiential learning. What …
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Do You Know
When it comes to advancing medical science and improving patient outcomes, timely access to clinical trial results is essential. We share an invaluable resource - https://clinicaltrialresults.org/ - designed to share up-to-date outcomes from major clinical research and help healthcare professionals stay informed. What Is Clinical Trial Results? This is an organization made up of clinical trial researchers with a clear …
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Useful Articles
- Hirt J, et al. Educational interventions for improving health-related literature searching skills of health professionals and students. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Jan 7;1(1):CD016153. PMID: 41498627; PMCID: PMC12777918.
- Fontanive VN, Müller LP, Riva F, Seoane M, Celeste RK. Development and validation of high-sensitivity and high-specificity pubmed search filters for systematic and non-systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2025 Sep 29;25(1):216. PMID: 41023830; PMCID: PMC12482493.
- Brito D. How to find the papers you need to read - and avoid the ones you don't. Nature. 2025. PMID: 41023490.
- Ohata J, Martin JD, Ison A. Contextual Analysis of Scientific Publications for Advancing Writing Skills (CASPArS): Self-Learning for Science Writing Using
Top Scientists' Literature. J Chem Educ. 2025;102:397-403. PMID: 40963996; PMCID: PMC12439865
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Lectures, Webinars & Workshops
6th Feb – QMed’s Webinars – Webinar on Literature Searching & Basics of PubMed (Open to all)
11th Feb – QMed’s Webinars – Webinar on Mastering PubMed
17th Feb – Lecture at Terna Medical RMWS on Literature Searching & Referencing
20th Feb – QMed’s Webinars – Webinar on Introduction to Referencing & Zotero (Open to all)
25th Feb - Lecture at YMT Dental College on Literature Searching
25th Feb – Lecture at YMT Ayurvedic Medical College on Literature Searching
25th Feb – QMed’s Webinars – Webinar on Reference Management with Zotero
28th Feb – Lecture at MGM Panvel at a Systematic Review workshop
28th Feb – Lecture at YMT Ayurvedic Medical College on Literature Searching
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QMedCourses News
Currently we have 7247 participants including 7 institutions and 2050 individuals registered for the courses
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Additions / Updations to QMedCourses
Added a Video “Truncation: Additional” in the Mastering PubMed course
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Testimonials for QMedCourses
Course: Information Resources & Literature Searching
This course made me realize that I was searching everything in the wrong direction. The course gave me the right pathway for searching. It starts from the basics, which is very helpful for a student like me. There is also a test which helps us track our progress. Aaliya Shakil Bagwan, UG student, GMC Ratnagiri (Supported by Foundation For Excellence).
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Course: Advanced PubMed Searching for Authoring Systematic Reviews
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I would be happy to recommend the course personally within my academic and professional networks, including university groups and research communities, and mention it during relevant academic discussions or workshops. The clear and systematic explanation of MeSH terms and structured search strategies. The practical approach, which made the concepts directly applicable to academic research and literature reviews. Harsha Rani Ramchiary, Dep of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Guwhatai.
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