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BMC Research Notes, 2012
Background: Scientific research is an essential component in guiding improvements in health systems. There are no studies examining the Sri Lankan medical research output at international level. The present study evaluated the Sri Lankan research performance in medicine as reflected by the research publications output between years The articles identified were classified according to disease, medical speciality, institutions, major international collaborators, authors and journals.
International Journal of Digital Library Services, 2014
Purpose: The present paper study the research output of the Government Medical College Srinagar (GMC Srinagar), Jammu & Kashmir in terms of overall scholarly contributions, through departmental and disciplinary approaches; content type and period wise information; authorship patterns and citations received. Design/Methodology/Approach Data was harvested from SCOPUS, one of the largest Indexing and Abstracting database by the Elsevier, from 1970 to 2011 (May). The affiliation search strategy was applied to obtain precise results. The Boolean operator “OR” was used to locate all variants of the Government Medical College Srinagar (i.e., Govt. Medical College Srinagar, Government Medical College Srinagar and GMC Srinagar) Findings The study revealed that the Government Medical College Srinagar made considerable research contribution with 596 publications. The departmental analysis reveals that the Department of General Medicine is leading with an output of 87 (14.6%) followed by the Department of Surgery with 85 (14.26%) and the Department of Dermatology including STD, Venereology, Leprosy with 60 (10.07%) respectively. The content analysis shows that articles are highest in number (443, 86.19%) followed by letters (31, 6.03%), reviews (27, 5.25%) and notes (22, 4.28%) respectively. The period wise results depict that the highest number of publications (202, 33.89%) are published from 2006-2011 (May), followed by 2001-2005 (185, 31.04%) and the minimum numbers between 1991-95 (11, 1.85%). The maximum number of the publications are contributed by multi-authors 541 (90.77%) and deal with the single discipline (390, 65.44%). The institution received 764 citations; the highest number of citations was received by publications from the Department of General Medicine followed by the Department of Surgery and Pediatrics.
Research and Education in the Medical Area
International Journal of Research, 2020
The training of health professionals poses a great challenge in developing countries around the world. Medicine of the XXI century, represented in health careers, has a direct relationship with scientific and technical development, involves, observation, the search for knowledge about the problems that affect the health and biological well-being of the human being. This work implies a great ethical commitment to society, hence the importance of strengthening research capacity in both undergraduate and graduate studies. Developing human talent is a task that must be carried out continuously from the beginning of the medical career. Preserving life and preventing serious complications in the vulnerable population due to known or unknown pathologies is an unavoidable function of all health personnel, this is only achieved by training future professionals in the best way to guarantee the survival of future generations against the pathogenic microorganisms that can cause death. Teachers ...
Research Output of some Selected Indian Medical Research Institutions (2007-2011)
Research is the backbone of any subject field, not just required to be undertaken for its survival and sustenance but also for the furtherance of subject scope. Most of the research activities undertaken at any level are aimed towards the welfare and betterment of living being and humans being the first consideration. Medical research has always been the supreme fantasy of humans as it has got direct bearing upon human health and longevity of life. In the present study attempt has been made to have an analysis of medical literature produced in four most primer medical and research institutions of India.
Is Medical Research at the Right Track By Rafal
2017
As it is well known that a disease is any disorder or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection (caused by pathogenic microorganisms), poisons, nutritional imbalance or deficiency, toxicity or unfavorable environmental factors [1,2]. Fortunately, during twentieth century, medical investigation and research have been diagnosed, treated, cured and prevented many diseases. The primary treatment is through using vaccines and drugs, which are required and beneficial. Medical research is a vital to the health and wealth of societies, as scientific knowledge can improve health and the quality of life. The objectives of this article are to discuss many topics (immunity, immunogenetics, molecular genetics, pharmaceutical, histopathology and other relevant subjects), to get what has medical research done to improve health of human, to figure out whether these research are at the right track? and...
Medical Research by the Medical Colleges in India
Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
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Current scenario of clinical research exposure and practice in developing countries including India
Research is essential for the growth and development of any medical science. The status of research in developing nations is very primitive mainly because of lack of funds and lack of motivation. India is doing good academic progress and the situation of clinical research in India is nowadays improving rapidly. Training programmes on research methodology are being conducted and multidisciplinary research units are being set up in several medical colleges in India. Several organizations have sponsored the development of short duration modules of mobile research workshops in India. Research publications are a desirable qualification nowadays, for promotion amongst faculty members. This has led to a great enthusiasm amongst faculty members to get their research studies published. This article describes the current status of clinical research in developing nations and discusses the measures undertaken to improve research activities in India.
Medical Research in India – “Comprehending Challenges and Quest for Renaissance”
Annals of International medical and Dental Research, 2017
Background: Medical research is the studies conducted to aid and support the knowledge in the field of health and medicine. Existing available data shows that in India involvement of doctor's in the field of research is on a decline. Explanation for which might be possible by evaluating the factors responsible for it. A few important factors like lack of manpower and increasing pressure to publish might be playing a key role in diluting the purpose of research work in the field of medicine. Therefore, we aim to study and explore the factors responsible for determining the attitude of health care professionals towards medical research and to evaluate their effect on the quality as well as the quantity of research work being carried out in various medical institutes in North East India. Methods: This was a medical institution based observational study which was conducted in two tertiary care teaching government medical institutes located in the the north eastern region of India. The tools used for primary data collection were questionnaire. Total 100 faculties (50 from each institute) were included in the study. Results: Out of total 100 participants, 59% doctor's in our study were of the opinion that the research work they did have some resourceful outcome, while 31% agreed of doing so for personal benefit. Most of the doctors in the institutes (73%) were of the opinion that they would like to be involved in the research work further; 7% of the participants were doubtful about it and 20% of were of the opinion that they don't like to get involved further in any kind of research activities. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained, restructuring medical education policies for more productivity of quality research in Indian scenario is the need of hour.
Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences
open access, 2022
Review Article Distance learning (ODL) has become a pervasive and growing phenomenon. Many traditional institutions have added distance learning programs. Educators are forming new institutions that deliver distance learning exclusively. The Southern University (SU) envisions being a World Class University for the advancement of humanity, serving as a cradle of knowledge and excellence. To achieve this, the University will Endeavour to generate and disseminate significant quality knowledge backed by its core values, upholding unbendable and uncompromising standards that contribute to national and global development. The university`s vision is "To be an icon of academic excellence (ODL) in all disciplines and natural resource based professions in sub-Saharan Africa". With the onset of peace in many African countries after many years of instability and insecurity, with the democratization of many African states following decades of totalitarian rule, and following years of corrupt and inept administrations, there is now an acute consciousness of the wasted years of African prosperity. One of the highest casualties of misrule has been education. Education became one of the lowest priorities. Investment in education across the sector diminished. SU like any other Open Distance Learning(ODL) Universities has observed that with peace and democratization in Zambia, there is population growth, rising prosperity, a thirst for knowledge, and a need to bridge the skills gap, all in the context of rising expectations and diminishing resources. For many, however, for whom life circumstances have rendered university attendance a distant dream, have yet another opportunity and this is the reason SU has come into being. "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."-Lao Tzu.