Who should attend:
This course aims to support you in writing a paper in the field of medical education
for submission to a relevant journal. The course is suitable for those who have data concerning medical
education and who wish to publish in a medical education journal, or those who have a paper that needs
to be re-drafted for a medical education journal.
If you are interested in attending then please contact:
Jane Burns email: janeburns@rsci.ie -or- Mary Smyth email: msmyth@rcsi.ie
Spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged.
Course Objectives:
1. Demonstrate how Research/Article writing can be managed.
2. Design a realistic writing plan to help manage the article writing process.
3. Understand IMRAD techniques and tools for article planning and
writing in the field of medical education.
4. Write an abstract, article outline and a letter of submission.
5. Understand impact factor and citation measurement and how to
target your submissions.
6. Select effective key words to support your article.
7. Understand the journal publication process.
8. How to re-purpose work and write as you develop a project,
presentation or poster.
9. Work collaboratively. Understand and participate in peer review.
10. To encourage participants to enjoy writing.
By the end of this course participants will:
1. Have an understanding of how to integrate effective search
strategies at the beginning of writing process.
2. Know how to integrate researching and article writing into their
daily activity.
3. Have an understanding of the writing for publications and review
processes in medical education.
4. Be able to develop a realistic effective work plan utilising a single
source approach to content development.
5. Know how to target medical education journals and identify other
areas of publications/presentations.
6. Submit a proposal to a targeted publication.
7. Be more effective at managing timelines and deadlines.
8. Appreciate the benefits of peer reviewing before submission.
9. Be able to identify collaborative partners.
10. Enjoy the writing process!