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…

Scoping Review of Comparisons between Abstracts and Full Reports in Primary Biomedical Research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2017 Dec;17(1):181. Are you among those people who decide to cite a paper by reading only its Abstract? If yes, then you need to think again. The possibility is you may miss some…

Picho, K., & Artino, A. R. 7 Deadly Sins in Educational Research. J Grad Med Educ. 2016 Oct; 8(4): 483–487. A very interesting article as the title says! In conducting and reporting of medical research, there are some common pitfalls which may raise the question of validity of research. With the purpose…

Tullu M., Karande S. Writing a model research paper: A Roadmap. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2017;63 (3):143-146.  Full text We all know that research writing is something all health professionals have to do in their careers. Many often find it a little daunting in the absence of proper understanding of the basics…

Brownell SE., Price JV.,  & Steinman L. Science Communication to the General Public: Why We Need to Teach Undergraduate and Graduate Students this Skill as Part of Their Formal Scientific Training. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education. 2013;12(1):E6-E10. PMCID: PMC3852879 Do you think that communication of science to the general public is a…