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 and also require consideration for uncertainty, complexity, circumstances, competing priorities, and values.  Hence,  they offer a set of six guiding principles to complement the recommendations on ‘‘7 deadly sins.’’ 1.Thoughtfully convening a research team:  While selecting team members a researcher should be clear about the goals of the research project and…

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 of creating awareness about these mistakes and to encourage better research outcome, this article focuses on what the authors term as “7 deadly sins” in educational research. Sin 1: The Curse of the Handicapped Literature Review In scientific research, a comprehensive literature review is very important because it provides understanding…