How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences

How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences provides fresh insight into the PhD process and a concise framework to aid current and prospective students undertaking research in the medical and clinical sciences. Filled with useful hints, tips, and practical guidance, the book covers key topics relevant to a PhD researcher such as publishing and presenting, core principles and techniques in medical science, dealing with common pitfalls, and how to write up and move on. Featuring contributions from authors with experience across the PhD research career spectrum, How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences is an invaluable resource for those undertaking their doctoral studies. INDICE: List of contributors xi .About the editors xv .Foreword xvii .Preface xix .Acknowledgements xxi .Chapter 1 Introduction 1Ashton Barnett Vanes and Rachel Allen .1.1 A PhD 1 .1.2 Perspective 2 .1.3 Why a book? How to use it 4 .References 6 .Chapter 2 Deciding on and finding a PhD 7Jonathan Lau and Ming He .2.1 Background 7 .2.2 Routes of entry 8 .2.3 How to find one 11 .2.4 Choosing a project 13 .2.5 Making an application 16 .2.6 Interviews 17 .2.7 How to fund one 18 .Reference 21 .Further reading 22 .Chapter 3 Anatomy of a PhD: Where you fit in the academic world 23Laura Lambert and John Tregoning .3.1 Background: Welcome to the new you 23 .3.2 You are here: PhD research versus undergraduate studies 24 .3.3 Lab types: A field guide 25 .3.4 It s tricky: The student ]supervisor interaction 27 .3.5 Check out my massive organogram 28 .3.6 Other dull but important stuff 29 .3.7 Conclusion 31 .Reference 32 .Chapter 4 Core techniques principles and statistics 33Andrew Walley Kyrillos Adesina Georgiadis Adel Benlahrech and Fiona Reid .4.1 Genomics 33 .4.2 Metabolomics 38 .4.3 Flow cytometry 40 .4.4 Statistics 45 .References 49 .Further reading 49 .Chapter 5 Take off: Year 1 51Ashton Barnett Vanes and Rachel Allen .5.1 Background 51 .5.2 Understanding your team and project 52 .5.3 The literature 53 .5.4 The research proposal 55 .5.5 Starting experiments 56 .5.6 Data management and record keeping 57 .5.7 The transfer 58 .5.8 Conclusion 59 .5.9 Common pitfalls 59 .Chapter 6 Dealing with problems 63Rachel Allen and David Salman .6.1 Background 63 .6.2 General problems 64 .6.3 Academic problems 66 .6.4 Common PhD problems 69 .6.5 Conclusions 72 .References 73 .Further reading 73 .Chapter 7 Breaking ground: Year 2 75Ashton Barnett Vanes and Rebecca Ingram .7.1 Background 75 .7.2 Taking ownership of your project 75 .7.3 Shaping the research direction 76 .7.4 From preliminary to publishable data 77 .7.5 Supervising junior students 79 .7.6 The end of Year 2 review/assessment 80 .7.7 Conclusion 82 .7.8 Common pitfalls 82 .Chapter 8 Presenting and publishing as a PhD student 85Ashton Barnett Vanes and Henry De Ath .8.1 Background 85 .8.2 Presentations 85 .8.3 How to present 87 .8.4 Publications 89 .8.5 Writing an original research article 90 .8.6 Writing a review article 93 .8.7 Narrative reviews 95 .8.8 Final steps 95 .8.9 Managing the process 96 .8.10 Other considerations 98 .8.11 Conclusion 98 .References 98 .Further reading 98 .Chapter 9 Landing and writing up: Year 3 99Manu Chhabra and Allison Green .9.1 Background 99 .9.2 An exit strategy 99 .9.3 The X Factor results 100 .9.4 Before you start writing 101 .9.5 Writing your thesis: Part 1 102 .9.6 Writing your thesis: Part 2 105 .9.7 Conclusion 111 .9.8 Common pitfalls 111 .Further reading 112 .Chapter 10 The viva and moving on 113Rachel Allen and Kate Gowers .10.1 Background 113 .10.2 An examiner s perspective (Rachel) 113 .10.3 The viva 115 .10.4 Corrections 117 .10.5 Career routes 119 .10.6 Conclusion 123 .Further reading 123 .Chapter 11 PhDs in veterinary science and medicine 125Fiona Cunningham Jonathan Elliott Fiona Tomley and Kristien Verheyen .11.1 Background 125 .11.2 Is it for me? 126 .11.3 Your project 128 .11.4 Presenting and publishing your findings 130 .11.5 Post PhD what s next for me? 131 .11.6 Conclusion 133 .11.7 Common pitfalls 133 .Acknowledgements 134 .Reference 134 .Chapter 12 International perspectives on medical and clinical science PhDs 135Célia Soares and Paul Langford .12.1 Background 135 .12.2 Choosing a country 135 .12.3 Finding a department 136 .12.4 Full PhDs versus dual PhDs 137 .12.5 Interviewing in a lab abroad 139 .12.6 Funding 140 .12.7 Administrative issues 140 .12.8 Conclusion 143 .12.9 Common pitfalls 143 .Further reading 144 .Chapter 13 What I m really thinking: The post doc 145Adel Benlahrech .13.1 Background 145 .13.2 It is great to be a post ]doc! 145 .13.3 Is it really that great? 146 .13.4 A post doc s advice 146 .13.5 Conclusion 149 .Further reading 149 .Chapter 14 What I m really thinking: The Professor 151Michael Dustin .Index 000

• ISBN: 978-1-119-18960-2
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 23/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés