A concise, easy-to-read source of essential tips and skills for writing research papers and career management
In order to be truly successful in the biomedical professions, one must have excellent communication skills and networking abilities. Of equal importance is the possession of sufficient clinical knowledge, as well as a proficiency in conducting research and writing scientific papers. This unique and important book provides medical students and residents with the most commonly encountered topics in the academic and professional lifestyle, teaching them all of the practical nuances that are often only learned through experience.
Written by a team of experienced professionals to help guide younger researchers, A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research and Academic Writing features ten sections composed of seventy-four chapters that cover: qualities of research scientists; career satisfaction and its determinants; publishing in academic medicine; assessing a researcher’s scientific productivity and scholarly impact; manners in academics; communication skills; essence of collaborative research; dealing with manipulative people; writing and scientific misconduct: ethical and legal aspects; plagiarism; research regulations, proposals, grants, and practice; publication and resources; tips on writing every type of paper and report; and much more.
- An easy-to-read source of essential tips and skills for scientific research
- Emphasizes good communication skills, sound clinical judgment, knowledge of research methodology, and good writing skills
- Offers comprehensive guidelines that address every aspect of the medical student/resident academic and professional lifestyle
- Combines elements of a career-management guide and publication guide in one comprehensive reference source
- Includes selected personal stories by great researchers, fascinating writers, inspiring mentors, and extraordinary clinicians/scientists
A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research and Academic Writing is an excellent interdisciplinary text that will appeal to all medical students and scientists who seek to improve their writing and communication skills in order to make the most of their chosen career.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xxxiii
Preface xliii
Section I Successful Career 1
1 Defining and Re-Defining Success 3
Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs and Dan O’Brien
2 Qualities of Research Scientists: Personality and Leadership Attributes of Research Team Members 15
Fred Bertino and Mohammadali M. Shoja
3 Building a Personal Vision Statement 25
Genevieve Pinto Zipp
4 Creativity and Novel Hypotheses 29
Anthony V. D’Antoni
5 Confidence and Its Impact on Your Aspiring Career 33
Toral R. Patel
6 Career Satisfaction and Its Determinants 45
Nihal Apaydin
7 Spiritual Dimensions of Biomedical Research 55
Mariana Cuceu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan, Marcel Cuceu, Kyle E. Karches,
8 Publishing in Academic Medicine: Does It Translate into a Successful Career? 63
Bradley K. Weiner, Paige Vargo and Joseph Fernandez
9 Assessing a Researcher’s Scientific Productivity and Scholarly Impact 69
John Panaretos and Chrisovalantis Malesios
Section II Communication 81
10 Manners in Academics 83
R. Shane Tubbs
11 Emotional Intelligence: Its Place in Your Professional and Academic Careers 91
Sandra Buerger and Gernot Buerger
12 Communication Skills 97
Sandra Buerger
13 Learning Charisma 103
R. Shane Tubbs
14 Essence of Collaborative Research: Leadership, Engaging Others, and Cooperativeness 109
Rebecca Andall, Petru Matusz, Jerzy Gielecki and Marios Loukas
15 Personal Branding for Physicians and Researchers 113
Tracy E. Bunting-Early
16 Dealing with Manipulative People 123
George K. Simon
Section III Research Ethics 139
17 Honesty and Truth in Academic Research and Writing 141
Thomas F. Lüscher
18 Writing and Scientific Misconduct: Ethical and Legal Aspects 155
Marcoen J.T.F. Cabbolet
19 Plagiarism and How to Avoid It 163
Izet Masic
20 Conflicts of Interest: A Simple Explanation 179
Bradley K. Weiner, Leslie A. Duncan and Paige E. Vargo
21.Gender Differences in Medical Research Productivity
Peter F. Svider, Priyanka Shah, Adam J. Folbe, Jean Anderson Eloy
Section IV Research Regulations
22 Institutional Review Boards: General Regulations, Institutional Obligations, and Personal Responsibility
Anastasia A. Arynchyna, Sarah B. Putney, R. Peter Iafrate
23 International Research with Human Subjects
Sarah B. Putney
Section V Research Grants and Proposals
24 Grants and Funding Sources
Jamie Dow, Chevis Shannon
25 Essentials of Grant Writing and Proposal Development
Chevis N Shannon, Jamie Dow
Section VI Research Practice
26 Clinical Research Methods and Designs
Daxa M. Patel, Beverly C. Walters, James M. Markert
27 Retrospective Analysis from a Chart Review: a Step-by-Step Guide
Philipp Hendrix, Christoph J. Griessenauer
28 Designing, Planning, and Conducting Clinical Trials
Ramón Rodrigo, Juan Guillermo Gormaz, Matías Libuy, Daniel Hasson
29 Animal Models in Science and Research
Ray Greek
30 How to Identify a Timely and Relevant Topic for a Literature Review
Sanjay Patel, Jerzy Gielecki, Marios Loukas
31 The Structure and Conduct of a Narrative Literature Review
Marco Pautasso
32 A Guideline for Conducting Systematic Reviews
Paul Posadzki, Edzard Ernst
33 Clinical Management Guidelines
Vijay Ravindra, Walavan Sivakumar, Kristin Kraus, Jay K. Riva-Cambrin, John Kestle
34 Why is the History of Medicine and Biology Important?
Paul S. Agutter
35 Historical Articles: A Methodology Guide
Anand N. Bosmia, Mohammadali M. Shoja
Section VII Publication and Resources
36 An Introduction to Academic Publishing
Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs
37 Various Types of Scientific Articles
José Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., Wilfred C.G. Peh
38 Authorship
Stephen W. Carmichael
39 Recognition, Reward, and Responsibility: Why the Authorship of Scientific Papers Matters
Elizabeth Wager
40 Biomedical Journals: Scientific Quality, Reputation, and Impact Factor
Katherine G. Akers
41 Scholarly Open-Access Publishing
Jeffrey Beall
42 How to find a suitable journal for your manuscript
Mohammadali M. Shoja, Thomas P. Walker, Stephen W. Carmichael
43 Scientific Peer Review
Christoph J. Griessenauer, Michelle K. Roach
44 How to Reply to Editors and Reviewers
Paul Tremblay
45 Causes of manuscript rejection and how to handle a rejected manuscript
Sung Deuk Kim, Matusz Petru, Jerzy Gielecki, Marios Loukas
46 Resources and Databases
Koichi Watanabe
47 Research: A Construct Defined by Context
Michael Dieter
48 Critical Evaluation of the Clinical Literature
Jacopo Buti, Faizan Zaheer
Section VIII Technical Writing
49 Writing for Your Audience
Maria J. Grant
50 Principles of Writing a Good Scholarly Paper
S. Jane Millward-Sadler
51 Tips for Scientific Writing
Mark P. Henderson
52 Perspectives of a Medical Editor
Marilyn Michael Yurk
53 The Art of Organizing Your Research Content
Kristin N. Mount
54 Economy of Writing: How to Write Technical Content
Arthur C. Croft
55 Writing an Effective Title and Abstract
Sandra Buerger
56 Writing the Results Section
Bulent Yalcin
57 Writing the Discussion Section for Original Research Articles
Ayhan Cömert, Eyyub S.M. Al-Beyati
58 Reporting a Clinical Trial
Dirk T. Ubbink
59 Publishing a Case Report
S. Jane Millward-Sadler, Mohammadali M. Shoja
60 Writing Editorials
Naomi Andall, Bharti Bhusnurmath, Shivayogi Bhusnurmath, Marios Loukas
61 Writing a Letter to the Editor
Haley J. Moon, Joel A. Vilensky
62 Writing a Book Review
James Hartley
63 Use of Illustrations and Figures to Enhance Scientific Presentations and Publications
Marion Karl
64 How to Prepare Supplemental Materials for Scientific Publications
Barbara J. Hoogenboom
65 Reference-Management Software
Paul Tremblay, Thomas P. Walker
Section IX Biostatistics
66 Basic Statistical Analysis for Original Studies
Ganesh N. Dakhale, Sachin K. Hiware, Avinash V. Turankar, Mohini S. Mahatme, Sonali A. Pimpalkhute
67 An Overview of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anthony V. D'Antoni, Loretta Cacace
68 An Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Arindam Basu
69 Missing Values: How to Treat Them Appropriately
David C. Howell
Section X Academic Networking
70 Essentials of Interviewing for Prospective Medical Students and Residents
Frederic J. Bertino, Talal A. Kaiser
71 Professional and Academic Societies and Meetings
Philip R. Brauer
72 Getting the Most from Attending a Professional Meeting
Peter J. Ward
73 Finding Research Opportunities as a Medical Student
Frederic J. Bertino
74 A Guide to Writing a Curriculum Vitae
Sanjay Patel, Petru Matusz, Marios Loukas
Index
