Course/Event Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Course/Event Duration: 2 Days
The Course will cover: Day 1
• Research process and study types
• Designing a study • Constructing protocol
• Applying for funding• Approvals & ethics
• Design a study
• Academic career pathways – ‘How we got into research.’
Day 2
• Present your study to the funding panel
• Project and data management
• Analysing your data
• Writing up and publishing your results
• Writing an abstract
• Introduction to critical appraisal.
Research is part of the ‘core business’ of the NHS, and all trainee physicians are expected to have an understanding of the process of research, so that you can support research activity. This course is aimed at early-years medical trainees (IMT2/IMT3/ST4), but is suitable for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of research methods and practice for clinicians.
Join us on this course to: • Find out how the research process works • See how you can get involved in research • Understand how you can support research as a clinician The course consists of a mix of lectures, interactive group and informal discussion.
Course/Event Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ
This course is targeted at the following specialty Groupings:
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