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1. Discuss required databases and journals with interested staf

1.1. Specify

1.1.1. Proposal to library deanship to include specific databases

2. Clinical Epidemiology The Essentials

3. Ease of access to patient medical records for research purposes

4. Ability to access articles and previous work

4.1. A necessity in universities and major hospitals

4.2. Librarians

4.2.1. with focus in medical field

4.3. Enable access to international medical databases

4.3.1. OVID with

4.3.1.1. Medline

4.3.1.2. Psych info

4.3.1.3. Others

4.3.2. Publishers

4.3.2.1. Scince web

4.3.2.2. Springerlink

4.4. Access to major and specialized journals

4.5. Action steps

4.5.1. Universities

4.5.2. Hospitals

4.5.2.1. New node

5. Research Interests

6. Research Question

7. Recruiting collaborating centers

8. Research Instruments/Scales (e.g., Quality of Life Outcomes)

8.1. Cultural Validation

9. Through email

9.1. [email protected]

9.1.1. Service already running

10. More outlets of publication

10.1. University based journals

10.1.1. Needs more aknoledgment

10.1.1.1. Increase accessability

10.1.1.1.1. e.g. post online

10.1.1.1.2. Print copies in university hospitals

10.1.2. Include student's work

10.1.2.1. e.g. journal of taibah university

11. Simple and basics

12. Incorporate in required annual CME

12.1. Participation in research related activites

13. Local in same university

13.1. Arranged by students for students

13.1.1. Example: KAU Annual Research Day

14. Beyond the basics

14.1. For more interested students

14.1.1. Mentorship

14.1.2. Research clubs

14.1.2.1. Example: KAU research club

14.1.3. Competitions

14.1.3.1. National

14.1.3.2. Regional

14.1.3.2.1. e.g. International scientific conference for GCC medical students

14.1.3.3. National

15. الجمعية العلمية السعودية للبحث الطبي؟؟

16. Research Planning

16.1. Needs Assessment

16.2. Public Awareness & Acceptance

16.3. Research Funding

16.4. Collaboration

16.5. Ethics Board

17. Research Conduction

17.1. Supportive serviceses

17.1.1. Including

17.1.1.1. Research Assistants

17.1.1.2. Statisticians

17.1.1.3. Librarians

17.1.1.4. Bioinformatic experts

17.1.2. Build databases of available personel

17.1.3. Training courses for available local personnel

17.1.4. Training of new personnel

17.1.5. Proper remuniration

17.2. Modify pathway for accepting articles in local journals

17.2.1. (some journals require you pay to submit !!)

17.3. More funding opportunities

17.3.1. Build database of available funding organizations

17.3.1.1. Universities

17.3.1.1.1. Dedicated Scientific and Academic Chairs

17.3.1.2. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

17.3.1.2.1. Clarify regulations of grant applications

17.3.2. Recruitment of more funding organizations

17.3.2.1. Commercial institutions

17.3.2.1.1. Depends on focus of research (shared interest)

17.3.3. Wider dissemination of available and new funding opportunities

17.3.3.1. e.g. posters

17.4. Availability of regional research methodology centers

17.5. Patient medical databases

17.5.1. Proper setup of patients medical charts

17.5.1.1. Mandate proper filing of medical history

17.5.1.1.1. Quality checks

17.5.1.2. Consider electronic medical records in major centers and university hospitals

17.6. National Disease Registries

17.6.1. How to access them?

18. Research Results Dissemination

18.1. Medical/Academic Writing Workshops

18.2. Mentorship

18.3. Media Collaboration

18.4. On personal bases

18.4.1. Praise work of others

18.5. Research Conferences

18.5.1. National & Regional

18.5.2. Specialty-specific & General

19. Increase general awareness about importance of research

19.1. Students

19.1.1. The Basics

19.1.1.1. Medical School Curriculum

19.1.1.1.1. Courses on Research Methodology & EBM

19.1.1.1.2. Requirement of research involvement as part of curriculum

19.1.1.1.3. Incorporate articles as part of reading resources

19.1.1.1.4. Regular journal club meetings

19.1.1.2. Add extra-curricular credits for research

19.1.1.3. Advocate interdisciplinary research

19.1.1.3.1. Educate students about different research tracks

19.1.1.3.2. Mandate an introductory project management course for students who are interested in research

19.1.1.3.3. One project as a residency requirment

19.1.1.4. Create MD/MSc or MD/PhD prgrams

19.1.1.5. Mentorship Program by active researchers

19.2. Health care practitioners

19.2.1. Residents

19.2.1.1. Clinician-Scientist Programs

19.2.1.1.1. Devise an affiliated national curriculum for a clinician scientist program

19.2.1.1.2. Establish a Saudi Association of Clinician Scientists and Investigators (SACSI)

19.2.1.1.3. Annual National Meeting for the SACSI

19.2.1.1.4. Establish a scientific Journal for the SACSI

19.2.1.2. allocating protected time for research during residency

19.2.1.3. Establish research residencies and demonstrate their benefits

19.2.1.4. MSc/PhD tracks within residency

19.2.2. Practicing physicians

19.2.2.1. Workshops on how to:

19.2.2.1.1. Look for articles on a subject

19.2.2.1.2. Access and read an article

19.2.2.1.3. Conduct a research project

19.2.2.1.4. Change and Project Management

19.2.2.1.5. Paper and Grant Writing

19.2.2.1.6. How to be an effective presenter, getting the massage through?

19.2.2.1.7. Clinical, administrative, research and family; finding the right balance?

19.2.2.2. Journal clubs

19.2.2.3. Academic staff

19.2.2.3.1. Required number of publications

19.2.3. Incorporate E-Learning and Technology

19.2.3.1. Self paced learning

19.2.3.2. Feed back

19.2.3.3. Crowed Source learning

19.2.3.4. Peer Evaluation

19.3. The general public

19.3.1. Advertisement campains

19.3.1.1. To show importance of research

19.3.1.1.1. In developing our country

19.3.1.1.2. to the whole humanity

19.3.1.1.3. Benifits

19.3.1.2. Fund raising to support researches

19.3.1.2.1. To connect people who want to help research with researches and research institutes

19.3.1.2.2. Consider "wagf for medical research" concept

19.3.2. Engage patients in research

19.3.2.1. Patients with previous positive experience in research

19.3.2.2. Include a patient representative in research boards

19.3.2.3. Be transparent (Report results to patients)

19.3.2.4. Include public education session in scientific conferences

19.4. Serious Consideration for Research Involvement during Residency Application

19.4.1. F.Toonsi: Shouldn't this be under Residents section?

20. General rules before editing this mind map

20.1. Please do not delete other participent's ideas

20.1.1. Add your input and comments in a separate node under your name

20.1.1.1. F Toonsi: this is an example

20.2. Please feel free to add any idea.

20.2.1. This is a brain storming mind map, even less appealing ideas could develop to more useful ones

20.3. You can color action-steps with red

20.3.1. (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)

20.3.2. Collaboration of medical scientific societies to promote research

20.3.2.1. Including Saudi society for medical education

20.3.2.2. More research activities

20.3.2.2.1. Grant competitions

20.3.2.2.2. New node

21. Construct and consolidate medical personell's knowledge about research methodologies

21.1. Disseminate available free resources on research

21.1.1. From the internet

21.1.1.1. Previous articles

21.1.1.2. youtube videos

21.1.1.3. Dedicated free websites that discuss how to conduct research

21.1.1.3.1. Please feel free to add links

21.1.2. Facebook

21.1.2.1. Saudi research facebook page???

21.2. Workshops

21.2.1. Topics

21.2.1.1. How to search for research papers

21.2.1.2. Research methodologies

21.2.1.3. The grant winning proposal

21.2.1.4. How to formulate a research question

21.2.1.5. EBM

21.3. Recommend books

21.3.1. More advanced

22. Need major bodies that direct research in KSA

23. Draw a researchers Roadma

23.1. To assist self directed learning

23.1.1. A stepwise checklist to clarify required knowledge to publish from A to Z

23.1.2. Include resources to acquire this knowledge

23.2. Disseminate and spread