Interesting Reading
Finding Our Way Through Shades of Gray: 6 Virtues to Guide Researchers in Planning, Conducting, and Writing Up Research. O’Brien BC, Balmer DF, Maggio LA. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Oct;9(5):555-559.
An article in a previous blog post offered a checklist of recommended practices that can help researchers to avoid the consequences associated with the ‘‘7 deadly sins’’ in medical research. However, authors of this article felt that decisions in research are not always straightforward and also require consideration for uncertainty, complexity, circumstances, competing priorities, and values. Hence, they offer a set of six guiding principles to complement the recommendations on ‘‘7 deadly sins.’’ These principles are:
1.Thoughtfully convening a research team
2. Prudently setting the scope and timeline of the research project
3. Carefully considering all data and interpretations
4. Mindfully checking assumptions
5. Cautiously chunking data to tell a story
6. Cohesively telling a story
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