Research Skills for Medical Students / Edition 1

by Ann Allen

Overview

The revised Tomorrow's Doctors makes it clear that doctors need to be aware on their responsibilities as a scholar and scientist and it is therefore vital that students develop excellent critical thinking and research skills. While there are many 'research skills' books, medical students frequently struggle with understanding the difference between the practices of research, audit, service evaluation, systematic and narrative reviews and when and how to apply them. This book addresses the kinds of questions novice investigators always ask and helps students utilize study designs, data collection tools and analyze effectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857256010
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/31/2012
Series:	Becoming Tomorrow's Doctors Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.73(w) x 9.68(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ann K. Allen is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Medical Education in the School of Medicine, Cardiff University. Previously she was Director of Cardiff University’s Master of Public Health Programme where amongst other themes she taught epidemiological research methods. Ann trained in sociology and anthropology and has conducted health evaluations in many developing countries. She began with a research programme in Sudan to control Schistosomiasis, followed by a World Bank project supporting subsistence farmers in Southern Sudan. Since then she has acted as a consultant to health related projects in Africa, South America and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Table of Contents

Foreword from the Series Editors vi

About the Authors viii

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction Ann K. Allen 1

Chapter 1 Doing Research Ann K. Allen 8

Chapter 2 Doing a Literature Review Ann K. Allen 31

Chapter 3 Critical Appraisal Ann K. Allen 55

Chapter 4 Evaluation and Research Methods Ann K. Allen 72

Chapter 5 Data Collection and Information Gathering Ann K. Allen 91

Chapter 6 Data Processing and Analysis Ann K. Allen Blanche Lumb Michael Hollifield

Chapter 7 Interpreting the Implications of Research Ann K. Allen 139

Chapter 8 Communicating the Outcomes of Research and Evaluation Ann K. Allen Seema Biswas 156

Chapter 9 Audit Dawn Lau Ann K. Allen 178

Chapter 10 Doing Health Service Evaluation and Quality Improvement Ann K. Alien Dawn Lau 204

Glossary 231

References 239

Index 249