Research Support - Book a Consult - Medicine - Undergraduate - Guides at McMaster University Health Sciences Library

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Andrea McLellan

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mclell@mcmaster.ca
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Welcome to Research Support for Undergraduate Medicine

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Research Opportunities

For many undergraduate medical students, the first introduction to research is performing a literature search on behalf of a research team. Database searching is a common element in the research experience for both medical students and residents.

What can I expect during a research consultation?

When you become involved in a research project, it is advisable to arrange for a consultation so that we can review your search strategy. Your first research consultation will last approximately 45 minutes. Consultations are a learning partnership, with the student taking the lead on developing the search strategy while I provide guidance and feedback on how to refine the search.

How can I prepare for my consultation?

The Library has created a series of short tutorials that cover the basics of database search skills. Please view the tutorials before your appointment, attempt your search, and save your search strategy by creating an individual account in Ovid.

Research Resources

BMJ Case Reports
Our Institutional Fellowship gives faculty, staff and students at McMaster the freedom to submit as many cases as they like for publication with no author fee charges. Contact the HSL Collections Team (hslcoll@mcmaster.ca) or Andrea McLellan (mclell@mcmaster.ca) to obtain McMaster’s Followship code for the author fee waiver.

Covidence This link opens in a new window
Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews. It supports citation screening, full text review, risk of bias assessment, extraction of study characteristics and outcomes, and the export of data and references

DataParty
DataParty.ca is a website for performing statistics for systematic reviews in a user-friendly and collaborative way. Team members can be added to accelerate the completion of projects. Registration is free and requires a McMaster or MedPortal email.
EndNote Library Guide

SciFree This link opens in a new window
SciFree is an Open Access Publishing Journal Search Tool to find APC waivers and discounts to publish open access in ALL disciplines with support from McMaster Libraries.
Overton This link opens in a new window
Overton is the world’s largest searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers. It collects data from 188 countries and over a thousand sources worldwide and is continually updating. The company parses each document, finding references, people and key concepts, and then links them to the relevant news stories, academic research, think tank output and other policy, allowing authors to search these documents and see where their ideas, papers, reports and staff are being cited or mentioned. Overton can help authors discover where their work may be influencing or changing practice in the real world.
Sage Research Methods Cases This link opens in a new window
Learn about research methods and research design through stories from researchers in the field and their critique of their own research articles.
Sage Research Methods Core This link opens in a new window
A platform of books and videos that provide support to novice researchers and teaching faculty. SRM covers both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Sage Research Methods Datasets This link opens in a new window
Learn to master quantitative and qualitative data analysis with step-by-step guides and sample data.
Sage Research Methods: Diversifying & Decolonizing Research. This link opens in a new window

SPSS statistical software is available through the University Technology Services virtual labs. They list is as IBM SPSS Statistics. Instructions for how to access software from off-campus through remote desktop are available from the website.