Education on Authorship Criteria – A Curriculum for Medical Students

Criteria for authorship for statisticians in medical papers.

We organize a statistician's potential scientific and intellectual contributions to a medical study into three types of activities relating to design, implementation and analysis. For each type, we describe high-level, mid-level and low-level contributions. Using this framework, we develop a point system to assess whether authorship is justified. Although we recommend discussion and resolution ...

On the authorship criteria

On the authorship criteria Editor, The endless efforts of researchers finally pay off at the joyful moment of receiving the acceptance letter. The published article is valued by the authors, as it can advance science and help humanity. But is that all? Of course there remains another major source of encouragement to authors, which may be the most important part of a research. Paper publishing r...

National ultrasound curriculum for medical students.

Ultrasound (US) is an extremely useful diagnostic imaging modality because of its real-time capability, noninvasiveness, portability, and relatively low cost. It carries none of the potential risks of ionizing radiation exposure or intravenous contrast administration. For these reasons, numerous medical specialties now rely on US not only for diagnosis and guidance for procedures, but also as a...

The Development of a Novel Interprofessional Education Curriculum for third year medical and pharmacy students

Principles and guidelines of a curriculum for ophthalmic education of medical students.

Major Contributors: Richard K. Parrish II, MD (USA) Casey Mickler, MD (USA) Susan Lightman, MD (London, UK) Geoffrey Broocker, MD (USA) Adenike Aboise, MD (Nigeria) Miguel N. Burnier, MD (Canada) Akef El-Maghraby, MD (Saudi Arabia) Daniel Eyta’ale, MD (Switzerland) Zi-Liang Li, MD (China) Marilyn T. Miller, MD (USA) Kathleen A. McClellan, MD (Australia) Robert B. Nussenblatt, MD (USA) And Other...