Writing in Science

Friday, May 1, 2015, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:59 PM PST, Online Course

Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Departments of Medical Education and Health Research at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Many physicians and medical researchers have not had a formal training in scientific writing and have not had mentors in their professional setting to assist them with improving this skill. Scientific writing is an important skill enabling effective disseminating of medical knowledge, clear communication and obtaining grant funding. This course seeks to improve skills in scientific writing as it applies to publishing clear and effective scientific papers and reviewing clinical research.

Intended Audience

This course is designed to meet the educational needs of an international audience of physicians, residents and medical researchers in all specialties.

• Release Date: May 1, 2015
  Latest Review Date: April 24, 2018
  Expiration Date:  March 31, 2020  (ENROLLMENT ENDS Jan 28)
  Estimated Time to Complete: 20 Hours
  CME Credits Offered: 20.00
  CME Processing Fee: (ENROLLMENT CLOSED)

*This course ends at 12 noon Pacific Time on March 31, 2020.  New enrollment has closed as of January 28, 2020.  The CME certificate and/or credit transcript is available for this course at anytime and available for download under MY CE with successful completion of the post test and evaluation by March 31.

Disclosures

The following planners, speakers and authors have indicated that they have no relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this activity:

Charles Prober, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education
Stanford School of Medicine
Course Director

Kristin Sainani, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Health Research and Policy
Co-Course Director
Author/Presenter

The following presenters have no relationships with industry relative to the content of this activity:

Eran Bendavid, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stanford University
Presenter

Kit Delgado, MD
Instructor of Emergency Medicine
Stanford University
Presenter

Bradley Efron, MD
Professor of Statistics and of Health Research and Policy
Stanford University
Presenter

Gary Friedman, MD
Consulting Professor in Health Research and Policy
Stanford University
Presenter

George Lundberg, MD
Consulting Professor in Health Research and Policy
Stanford University
Presenter

Crystal Smith-Spangler, MD
Instructor of Medicine,
Stanford University
Presenter

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (20.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (20.00 hours)

1. Develop skills to write clear and interesting research papers that demonstrate the ability to: develop the abstract, introduction, content including methods and the results using good style and grace.
2. Develop strategies to apply principles of effective writing as it pertains to reviewing and publishing peer review papers.

The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency

The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws. You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

Bibliography

Inouye SK, Fiellin DA. An Evidence-Based Guide to Writing Grant Proposals for Clinical Research. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):274-282.

Hayes DP. The Growing Inaccessibility of Science. Nature. 1992; 356(6372): 739-740.

Tobin MJ. Compliance (COMmunicate PLease wIth Less Abbreviations, Noun Clusters, and Exclusiveness). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002;166(12 Pt 1):1534-1536.

Walling A, Shapiro J, Ast T. What Makes a Good Reflective Paper? Fam Med. 2013;45(1):7-12.

Kotsis SV, Chung KC. A Guide for Writing in the Scientific Forum. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010; 126(5):1763–1771.

This activity received no commercial support.