August 18 |
Goals & Objectives, Time management, project selection |
DREAM Team overview
Faculty Project List
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Identify mentor and project by next meeting |
September 15 |
Developing research question, literature review, PubMed & other searches |
Hanson BP. Designing, conducting and reporting clinical research. A step by step approach. Injury (2006) 37, 583-594. |
Complete literature review and email to group by next meeting |
October 20 |
Research design, methods, creating instruments |
Paradis C. Bias in Surgical Research. Ann Surg (2008) 248, 180-188. |
Complete Human Subjects Certification online by next meeting |
November 17 |
Writing a research proposals, IRB procedures |
Neff MJ. Institutional Review Board Consideration of Chart Reviews, Case Reports, and Observational Studies. Resp Care (2008) 53, 1350-3. Schwenzer KJ. Practical Tips for Working Effectively with your Institutional Review Board. Resp Care (2008) 53, 1354-61 |
Complete research proposal and email to group by next meeting |
December 15 |
Data collection, coding, and management in Excel |
Strasak AM et al. Statistical errors in medical research- a review of common pitfalls. Swiss Med Wkly (2007) 137, 44-9. |
IRB submission by next meeting |
January 19 |
Statistical software & analysis with SPSS |
Peh NKH. Presenting the Statistical Results. Singapore Med J (2009) 50, 11-3. |
Midyear progress report emailed to group by next meeting |
February 16 |
Venues for presenting and/or publishing your work |
Visit Journal & Society websites |
Bring preliminary results for next meeting |
March 15 |
Data analysis and interpretation |
Stengel D et al. Graphical Data Presentation. Injury (2008) 39, 659-65. |
Bring results/ conclusions to next meeting |
April 19 |
Medical writing, abstract preparation |
Johnson TM. Tips on how to write a paper. J Am Acad Dermatol (2008) 59, 1064-9. |
Complete abstract and email to group by next meeting |
May 17 |
Manuscript preparation and poster presentation |
Davidson AJ & Carlin JB. What a reviewer wants. Ped Anes (2008) 18, 1149-56. |
Bring poster to next meeting |
June 21 |
Oral presentation skills, creating powerpoint presentations |
Edwards MJ et al. Oral Presentations for Surgical Meetings. J Surg Res (1997) 68, 87-90. |
Bring Powerpoint presentation to next meeting |