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Do medical students (undergraduates) need to learn research?

Do medical students (undergraduates) need to learn research?

3 - Interesting Articles
Knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers toward research among medical students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey. Pallamparthy S, Basavareddy A. Perspect Clin Res. 2019 Apr-Jun;10(2):73-78. doi: 10.4103/picr.PICR_1_18. ; PMID: 31008073; PMCID: PMC6463502. This is an article after my heart! The authors voice our sentiments, when they say that medical students should be trained in the methods of carrying out research as they will be future doctors who will have to practice evidence-based medicine in patient care. Evidence based practice means, that they must find scientific research which, with a systematic approach tell them which theories and hypotheses are proved or disapproved ,…
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Dr Avinash Supe helps validate my thoughts for QMed!

Dr Avinash Supe helps validate my thoughts for QMed!

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In April, I had a great meeting with Dr Avinash Supe – one that lasted almost for an hour. I have known Dr Supe since around 1999/2000, and he has been a friend and well-wisher for years – something that I am very grateful for. When I met him in April, he helped me validate my thoughts, dreams for QMed, and more.   Here are my Questions and his Answers: VS: Could you frame the problem that QMed addresses, in your words? Dr Supe: In the medical and health sciences domain many people do not know how to search the literature and reference correctly and you…
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PubMed Labs

PubMed Labs

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PubMed Labs is a test site where the NLM/NCBI are experimenting with new features and tools that may eventually incorporate in PubMed.  They are looking for inputs on these features / tools and the final incorporation will be based on the inputs they receive – so what you see today may get included as it is, or in a revised form. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the NCBI/NLM working at? Better search algorithms: A new search algorithm that uses machine learning to more accurately find the best matches. The “best match” option to display results already exists and is based on…
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