| Title |
Tips for charting the course of a successful health research career
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/jmdh.s44738 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Frederick Morfaw, John-Eudes L Kunda, Jackson K Mukonzo, Jasmine Kastner, Shiyuan Zhang, Madzouka Kokolo, Lehana Thabane |
| Abstract |
Young health researchers all over the world often encounter difficulties in the early stages of their careers. Formal acquisition of research skills in academic settings does not always offer sufficient guidance to overcome these challenges. Based on the collective experiences of some young researchers and research mentors, we describe some tips for a successful health career and offer some useful resources. These tips include: institutional affiliation, early manuscript writing, early manuscript reviewing, finding a mentor, collaboration and networking, identifying sources of funding, establishing research interests, investing in research methods training, developing interpersonal and personal skills, providing mentorship, and balancing work with everyday life. The rationale behind these tips and how to achieve them is provided. |
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| Ireland | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Sierra Leone | 1 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 36 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 10 | 26% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 21% |
| Unknown | 4 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 8 | 21% |
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