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How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences
Ashton Barnett-Vanes (Edited by), A Barnett–Vanes (Author), Rachel Allen (Edited by)
9781119189602, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 30 June 2017
176 pages
21.1 x 13.7 x 0.8 cm, 0.136 kg
‘Intended as a step-by-step guide, the book is a good summary of the major steps, pitfalls along the way, and advice on how to be successful as a student … There are not many books that attempt to do what this one does, and there is not much written about this topic in general, so students should find this a useful resource. Doing a PhD is often fraught with uncertainty, and a written guide to the steps would be helpful for most students, especially as they begin the program.’ Doody’s, November 2017
'How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences aims (and succeeds) in remaining concise, it examines every aspect of the PhD journey in a comprehensive and precise manner. I would strongly recommend the book to anyone doing or planning to do a PhD in Medical, Clinical, Biomedical or Life Sciences. As well as, frankly, any other subject.' Kristine Bagdassarian, FindAPhD.com
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.
List of Contributors xi About the editors xv Foreword xvii Preface xix Acknowledgements xxi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 A PhD 1 Perspective 2 Why a book? How to use it 5 References 6 Chapter 2: Deciding on and finding a PhD 7 Background 7 Routes of entry 8 How to find one 11 Choosing a project 13 Making an application 16 Interviews 17 How to fund one 18 Reference 22 Further reading 22 Chapter 3: Anatomy of a PhD: Where you fit in the academic world 23 Background: Welcome to the new you 23 You are here: PhD research versus undergraduate studies 24 Lab types: A field guide 25 It’s tricky: The student‐supervisor interaction 27 Check out my massive organogram 28 Other dull, but important stuff 29 Conclusion 31 Reference 32 Chapter 4: Core techniques principles and statistics 33 Genomics 33 Metabolomics 38 Flow cytometry 40 Statistics 45 References 49 Further reading 49 Chapter 5: Take off: Year 1 51 Background 51 Understanding your team and project 52 The literature 53 The research proposal 55 Starting experiments 56 Data management and record keeping 57 The ‘transfer’ 58 Conclusion 59 Common pitfalls 59 Chapter 6: Dealing with problems 63 Background 63 General problems 64 Academic problems 66 Common PhD problems 69 Conclusions 72 References 73 Further reading 73 Chapter 7: Breaking ground: Year 2 75 Background 75 Taking ownership of your project 75 Shaping the research direction 76 From preliminary to publishable data 77 Supervising junior students 79 The end of Year 2 review/assessment 80 Conclusion 82 Common pitfalls 82 Chapter 8: Presenting and publishing as a PhD student 85 Background 85 Presentations 85 How to present 87 Publications 89 Writing an original research article 90 Writing a review article 93 Narrative reviews 95 Final steps 95 Managing the process 96 Other considerations 98 Conclusion 98 References 98 Further reading 98 Chapter 9: Landing and writing up: Year 3 99 Background 99 An exit strategy 99 The X Factor results 100 Before you start writing 101 Writing your thesis: Part 1 102 Writing your thesis: Part 2 105 Conclusion 111 Common pitfalls 111 Further reading 112 Chapter 10: The viva and moving on 113 Background 113 An examiner’s perspective (Rachel) 113 The viva 115 Corrections 117 Career routes 119 Conclusion 123 Further reading 123 Chapter 11: PhDs in veterinary science and medicine 125 Background 125 Is it for me? 126 Your project 128 Presenting and publishing your findings 130 Post‐PhD what’s next for me? 131 Conclusion 133 Possible concerns 133 Acknowledgements 134 Reference 134 Chapter 12: International perspectives on medical and clinical science PhDs 135 Background 135 Choosing a country 135 Finding a department 136 ‘Full’ PhDs versus ‘dual‐PhDs’ 137 Interviewing in a lab abroad 139 Funding 140 Administrative issues 140 Conclusion 143 Common pitfalls 143 Further reading 144 Chapter 13: What I’m really thinking: The post‐doc 145 Background 145 It is great to be a post‐doc! 145 Is it really that great? 146 A post‐doc’s advice 146 Conclusion 149 Further reading 149 Chapter 14: What I’m really thinking: The Professor 151 Index 153
Ashton Barnett‐Vanes and Rachel Allen
Jonathan C.H. Lau and Ming He
Laura Lambert and John Tregoning
Andrew John Walley, Kyrillos N Adesina‐Georgiadis, Adel Benlahrech and Fiona Reid
Ashton Barnett‐Vanes and Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen and David Salman
Ashton Barnett‐Vanes, and Rebecca Ingram
Ashton Barnett‐Vanes and Henry D.I. De ’Ath
Manu Chhabra and E. Allison Green
Rachel Allen and Kate Gowers
Fiona Cunningham, Jonathan Elliott, Fiona Tomley and Kristien Verheyen
Célia A. Soares and Paul Langford
Adel Benlahrech
Michael Dustin
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
