
On the fifth episode of the Knife to Skin podcast, Mr Arjun Takhar and Mr Rahul Bhome focus on how to read a paper (aka critical appraisal of academic research). Also Mr Bhome summarizes the process of pursuing an academic career in the UK.
For more information on the topics covered please visit:
1. https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/resources/ebm-tools/critical-appraisal-tools: Critical appraisal tools at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford
2. https://pubcrawler.gen.tcd.ie/: Pubcrawler from Trinity College Dublin. Customisable alert service for Pubmed and GenBank databases.
3. https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/programmes/2-year-foundation-programme/academic-training/: Academic Foundation Programme. Link to information and the application for academic foundation programme posts in the UK. Worth reading if you are a final year medical student interested in applying for an academic post.
4. https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/integrated-academic-training.htm: NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships for Core Trainees wishing to pursue specialist academic surgical training.