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PubMed, writing and research.

PubMed, writing and research.

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Jankharia B. PubMed, writing and research. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009;19:255 The IJRI has been included in PubMed in the month of September 2009 and now has all issues of 2009. In this article the editor shares this news with readers (it is after all an achievement!) More importantly he stresses on the fact that authors who have been submitting high quality articles to foreign journals should now submit to the IJRI. Considering that the journal is available free online from 1999 onwards this makes a lot of sense. He also stresses on the need for students and residents to…
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Need for research oriented medical education in India.

Need for research oriented medical education in India.

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Deo MG. Need for research oriented medical education in India. Indian J Med Res. 2009 Aug;130(2):105-7 In this editorial, Dr. Deo highlights something that is a fundamental need and is unfortunately a lacuna. Research in our medical curriculum has far less importance than it deserves, the result of which is visible in the dramatic fall in the number of publications from India and also in the quality of majority of the postgraduate theses. Dr. Deo also highlights the need for better access to research support. We at QMed, will specifically state that we are acutely aware of the lack of…
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Ethics in presentations: teach the teachers first

Ethics in presentations: teach the teachers first

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Sivapathasundharam . Ethics in presentations: teach the teachers first Available from: www.ijdr.in/text.asp?2008/19/4/283/44525 The author writes about presentations in conferences and highlights the importance of quoting references. – a practice that is by and large either neglected or minimized in Indian presentation. He emphasizes that by quoting references the presenter shows that he has done enough reading and that he is not plagiarising. He also stresses that conference scientific committees and teachers should insist on adequate referencing. We hope that these communities take note! Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 2, Issue 8,  Aug 2009
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