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A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research, and Academic Writing / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 1118907426
- ISBN-13:
- 9781118907429
- Pub. Date:
- 01/09/2020
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research, and Academic Writing / Edition 1
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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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781118907429 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 01/09/2020 |
Pages: | 792 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.40(d) |
About the Author
ANASTASIA ARYNCHYNA, MPH, CCRP, is the Clinical Research Manager in Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Alabama.
R. SHANE TUBBS, MS, PA-C, PhD, is Professor, Chief Science Officer and Vice President of the Seattle Science Foundation. Dr. Tubbs is on the editorial board of numerous journals and is the editor of the journal Clinical Anatomy. He has written extensively in the field of anatomy and is an editor for the 41st and 42nd editions of Gray's Anatomy.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xxxiiiPreface xliii
Section I Successful Career 1
1 Defining and Re-Defining Success 3Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs and Dan O’Brien
2 Qualities of Research Scientists: Personality and Leadership Attributes of Research Team Members 15Fred Bertino and Mohammadali M. Shoja
3 Building a Personal Vision Statement 25Genevieve Pinto Zipp
4 Creativity and Novel Hypotheses 29Anthony V. D’Antoni
5 Confidence and Its Impact on Your Aspiring Career 33Toral R. Patel
6 Career Satisfaction and Its Determinants 45Nihal Apaydin
7 Spiritual Dimensions of Biomedical Research 55Mariana Cuceu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan, Marcel Cuceu, Kyle E. Karches,
8 Publishing in Academic Medicine: Does It Translate into a Successful Career? 63Bradley K. Weiner, Paige Vargo and Joseph Fernandez
9 Assessing a Researcher’s Scientific Productivity and Scholarly Impact 69John Panaretos and Chrisovalantis Malesios
Section II Communication 81
10 Manners in Academics 83R. Shane Tubbs
11 Emotional Intelligence: Its Place in Your Professional and Academic Careers 91Sandra Buerger and Gernot Buerger
12 Communication Skills 97Sandra Buerger
13 Learning Charisma 103R. Shane Tubbs
14 Essence of Collaborative Research: Leadership, Engaging Others, and Cooperativeness 109Rebecca Andall, Petru Matusz, Jerzy Gielecki and Marios Loukas
15 Personal Branding for Physicians and Researchers 113Tracy E. Bunting-Early
16 Dealing with Manipulative People 123George K. Simon
Section III Research Ethics 139
17 Honesty and Truth in Academic Research and Writing 141Thomas F. Lüscher
18 Writing and Scientific Misconduct: Ethical and Legal Aspects 155Marcoen J.T.F. Cabbolet
19 Plagiarism and How to Avoid It 163Izet Masic
20 Conflicts of Interest: A Simple Explanation 179Bradley 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 SubjectsSarah 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 AppropriatelyDavid 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