Includes bibliographical references and index

Research during specialist medical training / Deepthi Lavu, Rahul Potluri, and Fidelma O'Mahony -- Time management when planning and conducting medical research / Charles W.E. Redman and Esther L. Moss -- Computer skills required for medical research / Ramesh Ganapathy and Nitish Raut -- Computer skills required for medical research : social media / Elaine Leung -- Finding and using information in medical research / Lucy Reid and Elaine Garrett -- Critical appraisal of the medical literature / Pensee Wu and Jan Herman Kuiper -- Evidence based medicine and translating research into practice / James M.N. Duffy and Cindy M. Farquhar -- Clinical audit for quality improvement / Hannah Knight, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, and Tahir Mahmood -- Qualitative medical research / Bernadette Bartlam and Bie Nio Ong -- Randomized clinical trials / Siladitya Bhattacharya and Ashalatha Shetty -- Animal research & alternatives / Fiona Broughton-Pipkin -- Genetic and epigenetic research / Sally Chappell and Linda Morgan -- 'Omic' research / Louise C. Kenny and Fergus McCarthy -- Data management in medical research / Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Sarah Ayers, and Jim Thornton

Statistics in medical research / Louise Linsell and Pollyanna Hardy -- Epidemiological research / Paul Silcocks -- Informing patients, consent, governance, and good clinical practice / Anthony Wrigley, Jonathan A. Hughes, and Nicola Leighton -- Patient involvement in medical research / Annette Briley & Claire Singh -- Research in the context of the National Health Service / Lucy Hope, Andrew Shenna, and Khaled M.K. Ismail -- Supervising medical research and being supervised / Sean T. Kehoe and Sudha Sundar -- Funding medical research / Mark Smith -- The purpose & practice of medical research meetings / Amanda Green -- How to present a medical research paper / Andrew Hextall and Linda Cardozo -- How to write a medical research paper and get it accepted for publication / Phillip J. Steer -- How to write a medical thesis / Jennifer Byrom and David Lissauer

"Research for the academic or clinical trainee may often be seen as a stepping stone for progression of career, enhancement of the curriculum vitae and fulfilment of curriculum competencies. However, research does teach a number of essential skills such as concentration and focus, in depth knowledge acquisition, team work, communication skills, patience, self-criticism and evaluation. All of these skills are transferrable and invariably important in the development of a competent clinician. Furthermore, the application of research skills is invaluable in the now common practice of developing and using evidence based medicine. Research performed which culminates in a further degree, publications and/or presentations show that a trainee has developed these skills to a satisfactory level and showcase these to a future employer. In summary, research experience for the specialist trainee is extremely important in the current medical environment and depending on individual circumstances the training pathway has evolved to facilitate as much exposure as desired. The chapters in this book expand on this introduction and will provide valuable support and a source of inspiration for both academic and clinical trainees"--Provided by publisher