Srivastava TK, Waghmare LS, Rawekar A, Mishra VP.Fostering Educational Research among Medical Teachers: Evaluation of a Faculty Development Program in IndiaJ Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Dec;10(12):JC09-JC11. PMID: 28208883There is almost always a discussion on how we lack a research culture in India. And that faculty need to instill such a culture in students. This article talks about the MCI initiative - a one year Faculty Development Program that was started in 2014. The article is an evaluation study at one of the ten nodal centres that run this program. The authors mention that 32.5% of faculty who went through this program,…

 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…