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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology2026

The precipitous selection of postgraduate dissertations: A call to a "reflection window" in medical education.

Yasir Hassan, Siddhi Patel, Gampa Sarjanya, Prabu Ram

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yasir HassanResident, Department of Pharmacology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, India.
Siddhi PatelAssistant Professor, Government Medical College and Hospital, Ambernath, Badlapur, Thane, India.
Gampa SarjanyaResident, Department of Pharmacology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, India.
Prabu RamResident, Department of Pharmacology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractIn the current directive of the National Medical Commission, postgraduate (PG) residents are required to list their dissertation topics within a very short period after enrollment. Such activity to pre-establish shortlisted topics before subjecting them to any training in research methodology results in designed studies that are not executed well, and students are not interested. In this study, the author suggests that a 3-month reflection window is necessary to place the interest of the students in line with scientific research.

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Academic Dissertations as TopicEducation, Medical, GraduateCognitive ReflectionHumansMedical educationNational Medical Commissionpostgraduate dissertationsresearch outcomes

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PMID42683991
PMCPMC13610774

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