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ReviewIndustrial psychiatry journal

Selecting a thesis topic: A postgraduate's dilemma.

Rajiv K Saini, Mohan Issac, K J D Kumar, Suprakash Chaudhury, Rachit Sharma, Ankit Dangi, Amit Chail

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Review in Industrial psychiatry journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rajiv K SainiDepartment of Psychiatry, Command Hospital (EC) Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Mohan IssacDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
K J D KumarDepartment of Psychiatry, Military Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab, India.
Suprakash ChaudhuryDepartment of Psychiatry, D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Rachit SharmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Ankit DangiDepartment of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Amit ChailDepartment of Psychiatry, Command Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is said that well begun is half done. Choosing a thesis topic and submitting a research protocol is an essential step in the life cycle of a postgraduate resident. National Medical Commission of India mandates that all postgraduate trainees must submit at least one original research work (dissertation), one oral paper, one poster, and one publication to be eligible for final year examination. It is the duty of the faculty to ensure that trainees take active interest and submit their theses on time. However, their journey is often marred by multiple challenges and hurdles. The literature was searched from year 2000 onwards till 2011 using Pubmed, ResearchGate, MEDLINE, and the Education Resources Information Centre databases with terms related to residency training, selecting thesis topic, challenges or hurdles, and conversion of thesis into journal article. Existing literature on the subject matter is sparse. Current article advocates promotion of ethical and original research during postgraduation and proposes a checklist for residents before submission of their proposals.

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Challengespostgraduate trainingprotocolpublicationthesistopic

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PMID37274575
PMCPMC10236658

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