Sharma SHow to become a competent medical writer?Perspect Clin Res. 2010 Jan;1(1):33-7Have you ever thought of medical writing as a career? Whether the answer is yes or no, medical writing is an integral part of every health professional’s life – both as a student and as a professional. When one writes “just to get a writing job done with” (thesis / article for getting an academic promotion), then one just learns as much as one needs to cross this perceived hurdle. But if one enjoys writing, then this article is recommended to get a great overview of career opportunities and…

Bhaskar SB. The mandatory regulations from the Medical Council of India: Facts, opinions and prejudices. Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Nov;60(11):793-795. PubMed PMID: 27942050; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC 5125180.In the Jan 2016 issue of QMedCONNECT we had mentioned about an article - "Revised Guidelines of the Medical Council of India for Academic Promotions: Need for a Rethink" - Aggarwal R et al. This article was published in practically all medical journals in India because it discussed the MCI's guidelines on faculty publications, several of which were confusing, or difficult to implement. The authors, after a brainstorming session at the WAME conference held…

Evdokimov P et al. Use of scientific social networking to improve the research strategies of PubMed readers.BMC Res Notes. 2016;9:113.PubMed PMID 26892337Keeping up with journal articles on a daily basis is an important activity of scientists engaged in biomedical research. Usually, journal articles and papers in the field of biomedicine are accessed through the Medline/PubMed electronic library. In the process of navigating PubMed, researchers unknowingly generate user-specific reading profiles that can be shared within a social networking environment. This paper examines the structure of the social networking environment generated by PubMed users. Do read the full paper - it does sound exciting!To see…