How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries? A Practical Guide

• Main Authors: Nundy, Samiran, Kakar, Atul, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2022; Springer Nature Singapore; Springer; Professor Samiran Nundy
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Academic Writing; Economics; Economics of specific sectors; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Education; Health economics; How to design your study?; How to write a research paper?; MEDICAL; Medical academics; Medical equipment and techniques; Medical research; Medicine and Nursing; Medicine: general issues; Nonfiction; Open Access; Practising academic medicine in developing countries; Research ethics; Society and Social Sciences; Study and learning skills: general; Teaching of a specific subject
• ISBN: 9811652481; 9789811652486; 9811652473; 9789811652479
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5248-6

This is an open access book. The book provides an overview of the state of research in developing countries – Africa, Latin America, and Asia (especially India) and why research and publications are important in these regions. It addresses budding but struggling academics in low and middle-income countries. It is written mainly by senior colleagues who have experienced and recognized the challenges with design, documentation, and publication of health research in the developing world. The book includes short chapters providing insight into planning research at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, issues related to research ethics, and conduct of clinical trials. It also serves as a guide towards establishing a research question and research methodology. It covers important concepts such as writing a paper, the submission process, dealing with rejection and revisions, and covers additional topics such as planning lectures and presentations. The book will be useful for graduates, postgraduates, teachers as well as physicians and practitioners all over the developing world who are interested in academic medicine and wish to do medical research.