Transparency poor in academic medical research

The scandal of poor medical research.

Research in academic medical centers: two threats to sustainable support.

Reductions in federal support and clinical revenue jeopardize biomedical research and, in turn, clinical medicine.

ATTITUDE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN RESEARCH-CENTERED TEACHING METHOD

Man's instinct for exploring is the most natural way to enhance motivation and, consequently, cognition. In the research-centered teaching method, developed after many y ears of teaching experience, the principles mentioned in textbooks are not presented directly instead, the lecture begins by posing an initial question about how scientists have discovered a certain principle. Students are ...

Frequency and Types of Hedges and Boosters in Academic Medical and Teaching Research Articles

Background and aim: To gain an in-depth insight and to achieve greater precision in the reasoning and writing of academic papers, the present study investigated the types, frequencies of hedges and boosters used in Iranian and foreign academic Medical and Teaching research articles (RAs). Material and methods: This descriptive-analytical study included 60 research articles. Iranian articles on ...

Life-science research within US academic medical centers.

CONTEXT Besides the generic "basic" vs "applied" labels, little information is known about the types of life-science research conducted within academic medical centers (AMCs). OBJECTIVE To determine the relative proportion, characteristics, funding, and productivity of AMC faculty by the type of research they conduct. DESIGN Mailed survey conducted in 2007 of 3080 life-science faculty at th...