Unofficial guide to medical research, audit and teaching.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Getting Involved In Research / Zeshan Qureshi -- Opportunities To Do Research -- Finding The Right Project -- Finding The Right Mentor -- Defining A Research Question -- Designing Your Research Study -- 2. Literature Searching / Heather Chester -- Introduction To Literature Searching -- Designing A Search Strategy -- Identifying Relevant Scientific Papers From Your Search Results -- User Guides To Individual Literature Search Databases -- 3. Statistics and Key Epidemiological Concepts / Zeshan Qureshi -- Developing An Analysis Plan -- Statistical Analysis -- Describing Variables -- Precision -- Size Difference Between Two Groups -- Associations Between Continuous Variables -- Other Approaches To Examining Associations Between Variables -- Important Epidemiological Concepts -- 4. Basic Science Research Studies / Sze Kan Cecilia Cheuk -- Lab Notebooks -- Laboratory Equipment -- Commonly Used Calculations -- Techniques In Molecular Biology. Note continued: Techniques In Drug Discovery -- Techniques In Cell Culture And Animal Studies -- 5. Qualitative Research / Zeshan Qureshi -- How Is It Different From Quantitative Research? -- Key Characteristics Of Qualitative Research -- Data Collection Methods In Qualitative Research -- Data Analysis And Reporting -- 6. Economic Evaluation / Tim Colbourn -- Types Of Economic Evaluation -- How To Conduct An Economic Evaluation -- How To Assess An Economic Evaluation -- 7.Communicating and Publishing Research / Zeshan Qureshi -- The Structure Of A Scientific Paper -- Submission To Medical Journals -- Opinion Pieces And New Forms Of Communication -- Conferences And Research Presentations -- 8. Critical Appraisal / Sze Kan Cecilia Cheuk -- A Step-By-Step Guide To Critical Appraisal -- A Worked Example Using A Published Manuscript -- Checklists For Critical Appraisals By Study Type -- 9. Clinical Governance / Rayna Patel -- An Introduction To Clinical Governance. Note continued: Clinical Audit -- Service Evaluation And Patient Questionnaires -- Quality Improvement Projects -- Leadership And Management -- 10. Teaching / Janet Skinner -- Teaching Opportunities -- Teaching Formats -- How To Set Up A Teaching Programme -- How To Plan A Lesson -- Teaching Skills -- Medical Education Research -- Keeping A Teaching Portfolio -- 11. Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Ceen-Ming Tang -- Identifying And Prioritising Needs -- Market Analysis -- Designing An Innovation.