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Introduction to Undergraduate Medical Research UMR 101

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Workshop conducted by Society for Undergraduate Medical Research &
Cancer Support Group, Pakistan at Ayub Medical College.
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UMR - 101

Society for Undergraduate Medical Research

Cancer Support Group, Pakistan

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Objectives

• At the end of the workshop, each participant will:

1. Have a written title, aims & objectives, references and introduction for a research project

2. Be able to explain research tools, methodology and tests of significance

3. Be able to enumerate basic principles of bioethics

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Thinking vs. Doing

• Most people associate research with doing something: observing people, using equipment, or analyzing data

• However, the most critical parts of the research process are those parts that are associated with thinking not doing

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Topic vs. Question

• After one has become interested in an area of inquiry, and has studied the available literature, it is time to formulate a research question and develop hypotheses

• This stage is the most crucial part of research. If one is not exactly clear about what one is studying, then the result is a very muddy research

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Research Question

• A research question is a formal statement of the goal of a study

• The research question states clearly what the study will investigate or attempt to prove

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Research Question

Research QuestionLogical Statement Unknown - Known

Angle of address

Inquiry Purpose

TOPIC

An Idea An Observation

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Research Question

• FINER Analysis

– Feasible– Interesting– Novel– Ethical– Relevant

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Research Question Analysis

• What do I need to know and how is my topic different from what is already done in this area? (Literature search)

• How am I going to answer my question? (Methodology)

• Why is my work important to others? (Significance)

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TYPES OF RESEARCH

• Quantitative– Basic– Applied• Descriptive• Co relational• Experimental

• Qualitative

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S.M.A.R.T Objectives

• Specific, Significant, Stretching, Simple• Measurable, Motivational, Manageable, Meaningful• Attainable, Appropriate, Achievable, Agreed,

Assignable, Actionable, Adjustable, Ambitious, Aligned, Aspirational, Acceptable, Action-focused

• Relevant, Result-Based, Results-oriented, Resourced, Resonant, Realistic

• Timely, Time-oriented, Time framed, Timed, Time-based, Time-boxed, Time-bound, Time-Specific, Timetabled, Time limited, Trackable, Tangible

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SMART-ER Objectives

• Evaluate, Ethical, Excitable, Enjoyable, Engaging, Ecological

• Reevaluate, Rewarded, Reassess, Revisit, Recordable, Rewarding, Reaching

• Satisfactory, Satisfies Strategic Vision

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S. SPECIFIC

• Need for a specific goal over and against a more general one

• This means the goal is clear and unambiguous; without vagaries and platitudes

• To make goals specific, they must tell a team exactly what is expected, why is it important, who’s involved, where is it going to happen and which attributes are important

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S. SPECIFIC (cont.)

• What: What do I want to accomplish?• Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of

accomplishing the goal.• Who: Who is involved?• Where: Identify a location.• Which: Identify requirements and constraints.

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M. MEASURABLE

• Need for concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of the goal

• The thought behind this is that if a goal is not measurable, it is not possible to know whether a team is making progress toward successful completion

• Measuring progress is supposed to help a team stay on track, reach its target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement

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M. MEASURABLE

• A measurable goal will usually answer questions such as:

• How much?• How many?• How will I know when it is accomplished?

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A. ATTAINABLE

• The third term stresses the importance of goals that are realistic and attainable. While an attainable goal may stretch a team in order to achieve it, the goal is not extreme.

• When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to reach them.

• How: How can the goal be accomplished?

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R. RELEVANT

• Relevant goals (when met) drive the team, department, and organization forward. A goal that supports or is in alignment with other goals would be considered a relevant goal.

• Does this seem worthwhile?• Is this the right time?• Does this match our other efforts/needs?• Are you the right person?• Is this acceptable for correction?

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T. TIME BOUND

• The fifth term stresses the importance of grounding goals within a time frame, giving them a target date

• A commitment to a deadline helps a team focus their efforts on completion of the goal on or before the due date

• This part of the S.M.A.R.T. goal criteria is intended to prevent goals from being overtaken by the day-to-day crises that invariably arise in an organization

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T. TIME BOUND

• A time-bound goal is intended to establish a sense of urgency.

• A time-bound goal will usually answer the question:

• When?• What can I do 6 months from now?• What can I do 6 weeks from now?• What can I do today?

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SMARTER Objectives

• At the end of today’s workshop, 50% participants will walk out with a research question

• 40% will walk out with a research question, research hypothesis and preliminary tool

• 30% will walk out with a research question, research hypothesis and preliminary tool and SMARTER objectives

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Your distance from light does not matter in the process of your

enlightenment. You do!

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