1. Incorporate in required annual CME
1.1. Participation in research related activites
2. Local in same university
2.1. Arranged by students for students
2.1.1. Example: KAU Annual Research Day
3. Beyond the basics
3.1. For more interested students
3.1.1. Mentorship
3.1.2. Research clubs
3.1.2.1. Example: KAU research club
3.1.3. Competitions
3.1.3.1. National
3.1.3.2. Regional
3.1.3.2.1. e.g. International scientific conference for GCC medical students
3.1.3.3. National
4. Increase general awareness about importance of research
4.1. Students
4.1.1. The Basics
4.1.1.1. Medical School Curriculum
4.1.1.1.1. Courses on Research Methodology & EBM
4.1.1.1.2. Requirement of research involvement as part of curriculum
4.1.1.1.3. Incorporate articles as part of reading resources
4.1.1.1.4. Regular journal club meetings
4.1.1.2. Add extra-curricular credits for research
4.1.1.3. Advocate interdisciplinary research
4.1.1.3.1. Educate students about different research tracks
4.1.1.3.2. Mandate an introductory project management course for students who are interested in research
4.1.1.3.3. One project as a residency requirment
4.1.1.4. Create MD/MSc or MD/PhD prgrams
4.1.1.5. Mentorship Program by active researchers
4.2. Health care practitioners
4.2.1. Residents
4.2.1.1. Clinician-Scientist Programs
4.2.1.1.1. Devise an affiliated national curriculum for a clinician scientist program
4.2.1.1.2. Establish a Saudi Association of Clinician Scientists and Investigators (SACSI)
4.2.1.1.3. Annual National Meeting for the SACSI
4.2.1.1.4. Establish a scientific Journal for the SACSI
4.2.1.2. allocating protected time for research during residency
4.2.1.3. Establish research residencies and demonstrate their benefits
4.2.1.4. MSc/PhD tracks within residency
4.2.2. Practicing physicians
4.2.2.1. Workshops on how to:
4.2.2.1.1. Look for articles on a subject
4.2.2.1.2. Access and read an article
4.2.2.1.3. Conduct a research project
4.2.2.1.4. Change and Project Management
4.2.2.1.5. Paper and Grant Writing
4.2.2.1.6. How to be an effective presenter, getting the massage through?
4.2.2.1.7. Clinical, administrative, research and family; finding the right balance?
4.2.2.2. Journal clubs
4.2.2.3. Academic staff
4.2.2.3.1. Required number of publications
4.2.3. Incorporate E-Learning and Technology
4.2.3.1. Self paced learning
4.2.3.2. Feed back
4.2.3.3. Crowed Source learning
4.2.3.4. Peer Evaluation
4.3. The general public
4.3.1. Advertisement campains
4.3.1.1. To show importance of research
4.3.1.1.1. In developing our country
4.3.1.1.2. to the whole humanity
4.3.1.1.3. Benifits
4.3.1.2. Fund raising to support researches
4.3.1.2.1. To connect people who want to help research with researches and research institutes
4.3.1.2.2. Consider "wagf for medical research" concept
4.3.2. Engage patients in research
4.3.2.1. Patients with previous positive experience in research
4.3.2.2. Include a patient representative in research boards
4.3.2.3. Be transparent (Report results to patients)
4.3.2.4. Include public education session in scientific conferences
4.4. Serious Consideration for Research Involvement during Residency Application
4.4.1. F.Toonsi: Shouldn't this be under Residents section?
5. General rules before editing this mind map
5.1. Please do not delete other participent's ideas
5.1.1. Add your input and comments in a separate node under your name
5.1.1.1. F Toonsi: this is an example
5.2. Please feel free to add any idea.
5.2.1. This is a brain storming mind map, even less appealing ideas could develop to more useful ones
5.3. You can color action-steps with red
5.3.1. (These are final small steps at the end of a branch that when done will help in achieving the idea-thought of the main branch)
5.3.2. Collaboration of medical scientific societies to promote research
5.3.2.1. Including Saudi society for medical education
5.3.2.2. More research activities
5.3.2.2.1. Grant competitions
5.3.2.2.2. New node
6. Need major bodies that direct research in KSA
7. Draw a researchers Roadma
7.1. To assist self directed learning
7.1.1. A stepwise checklist to clarify required knowledge to publish from A to Z
7.1.2. Include resources to acquire this knowledge
7.2. Disseminate and spread
8. Discuss required databases and journals with interested staf
8.1. Specify
8.1.1. Proposal to library deanship to include specific databases
9. Clinical Epidemiology The Essentials
10. Ease of access to patient medical records for research purposes
11. Ability to access articles and previous work
11.1. A necessity in universities and major hospitals
11.2. Librarians
11.2.1. with focus in medical field
11.3. Enable access to international medical databases
11.3.1. OVID with
11.3.1.1. Medline
11.3.1.2. Psych info
11.3.1.3. Others
11.3.2. Publishers
11.3.2.1. Scince web
11.3.2.2. Springerlink
11.4. Access to major and specialized journals
11.5. Action steps
11.5.1. Universities
11.5.2. Hospitals
11.5.2.1. New node
12. Research Interests
13. Research Question
14. Recruiting collaborating centers
15. Research Instruments/Scales (e.g., Quality of Life Outcomes)
15.1. Cultural Validation
16. Through email
16.1. saudiresearch@yahoogroups.com
16.1.1. Service already running
17. More outlets of publication
17.1. University based journals
17.1.1. Needs more aknoledgment
17.1.1.1. Increase accessability
17.1.1.1.1. e.g. post online
17.1.1.1.2. Print copies in university hospitals
17.1.2. Include student's work
17.1.2.1. e.g. journal of taibah university
18. Simple and basics
19. الجمعية العلمية السعودية للبحث الطبي؟؟
20. Research Planning
20.1. Needs Assessment
20.2. Public Awareness & Acceptance
20.3. Research Funding
20.4. Collaboration
20.5. Ethics Board
21. Research Conduction
21.1. Supportive serviceses
21.1.1. Including
21.1.1.1. Research Assistants
21.1.1.2. Statisticians
21.1.1.3. Librarians
21.1.1.4. Bioinformatic experts
21.1.2. Build databases of available personel
21.1.3. Training courses for available local personnel
21.1.4. Training of new personnel
21.1.5. Proper remuniration
21.2. Modify pathway for accepting articles in local journals
21.2.1. (some journals require you pay to submit !!)
21.3. More funding opportunities
21.3.1. Build database of available funding organizations
21.3.1.1. Universities
21.3.1.1.1. Dedicated Scientific and Academic Chairs
21.3.1.2. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
21.3.1.2.1. Clarify regulations of grant applications
21.3.2. Recruitment of more funding organizations
21.3.2.1. Commercial institutions
21.3.2.1.1. Depends on focus of research (shared interest)
21.3.3. Wider dissemination of available and new funding opportunities
21.3.3.1. e.g. posters
21.4. Availability of regional research methodology centers
21.5. Patient medical databases
21.5.1. Proper setup of patients medical charts
21.5.1.1. Mandate proper filing of medical history
21.5.1.1.1. Quality checks
21.5.1.2. Consider electronic medical records in major centers and university hospitals
21.6. National Disease Registries
21.6.1. How to access them?
22. Research Results Dissemination
22.1. Medical/Academic Writing Workshops
22.2. Mentorship
22.3. Media Collaboration
22.4. On personal bases
22.4.1. Praise work of others
22.5. Research Conferences
22.5.1. National & Regional
22.5.2. Specialty-specific & General
23. Construct and consolidate medical personell's knowledge about research methodologies
23.1. Disseminate available free resources on research
23.1.1. From the internet
23.1.1.1. Previous articles
23.1.1.2. youtube videos
23.1.1.3. Dedicated free websites that discuss how to conduct research
23.1.1.3.1. Please feel free to add links
23.1.2. Facebook
23.1.2.1. Saudi research facebook page???
23.2. Workshops
23.2.1. Topics
23.2.1.1. How to search for research papers
23.2.1.2. Research methodologies
23.2.1.3. The grant winning proposal
23.2.1.4. How to formulate a research question
23.2.1.5. EBM
23.3. Recommend books
23.3.1. More advanced