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Science Communication to the General Public

Science Communication to the General Public

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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 responsibility of scientists? If the answer is yes, are scientists able to do this? In this article, the authors say that while scientists are thoroughly trained in research methodologies, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate with other scientists, most often, they do not get trained in the communication of…
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Research Misconduct: A neglected plague

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Deshmukh MA et al Research Misconduct: A neglected plague Indian J Public health.2017 Jan-Mar;61(1):33-36. Pubmed PMID:28218160There is a popular quote by Albert Einstein : "Many people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: It is the character.”We all know how difficult carrying out a research can be and how the competition is increasing to earn the credibility associated with one’s research. Major concerns faced in research are plagiarism,falsification, fabrication and more; these are growing in pandemic proportion and spreading like wildfire. It is the recent cascade in academic competitiveness, the urge to succeed instantly…
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Fostering Educational Research among Medical Teachers: Evaluation of a Faculty Development Program in India

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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,…
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