“…Potential members are asked to provide a CV and when approved, are issued with an induction pack. As well as describing the logistics of how the collaborative functions and signposting volunteers toward relevant projects, links are provided to relevant educational resources [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]. Fig.…”
Section: Members and Recruitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Promoting the collaborative to new members has been via word of mouth, networking at conferences, the original editorial published in June 2015 [ 1 ], an active Twitter account, and an affiliated conference [ 6 ] (see Fig. 1 ).…”
Section: Members and Recruitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A central tenet of the ASC has been the use of small teams to foster manageable projects [ 1 ]; with 6.3 authors per paper on average (median 6; range 2–10), with a lead author appointed to steer each project. The lead author distributes tasks (data collection, data analysis, sections of the write-up) to the junior co-authors.…”
Section: Research Conduct and Team Structurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ASC's formation was driven by the desire of trainees to be educated in research methodology. It's focus has since been on investigating and improving research methodologies, research conduct and reporting compliance within surgical research, using meta-research, small teams with high individual autonomy, and the delivery of prompt research outcomes [ 1 ]. The following paper highlights the progress of the ASC three years on; it describes the achievements of the collaborative to date in relation to its original objectives [ 1 ], and its future aims and goals.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It's focus has since been on investigating and improving research methodologies, research conduct and reporting compliance within surgical research, using meta-research, small teams with high individual autonomy, and the delivery of prompt research outcomes [ 1 ]. The following paper highlights the progress of the ASC three years on; it describes the achievements of the collaborative to date in relation to its original objectives [ 1 ], and its future aims and goals. Other such progress reports from other TRCs have not yet been presented in the literature, and what has been learnt by the ASC to date may inform other establishing and established research collaboratives.…”
IntroductionThe Academic Surgical Collaborative (ASC) is a trainee research collaborative (TRC) formed in the UK in October 2014. Three years on, the achievements are presented along with advice for emerging and established TRCs. Methods: A retrospective review of internal, member-maintained ASC records was conducted. Membership numbers, PubMed indexed publications, presentations and prizes awarded were all calculated over time. Google Scholar was used to calculate citations per ASC publication. An online survey was distributed to members to ascertain member satisfaction.ResultsWith 62 active members (predominantly medical students) the ASC has published 33 PubMed indexed papers over three years, with a mean of 21 citations per paper (SD 89, range 0–491). 54 presentations have been delivered and eight prizes have been awarded for ASC research projects. 60% of ASC members believe the ASC delivers research that improves patient care. Key learning points for the ASC have been the use of a set of resources distributed to new members, the value of regular meetings, close mentoring throughout research projects to develop the skills of junior researchers, encouragement for junior members to present at conferences, and an ongoing focus on research conduct and improving evidence based medicine.ConclusionsThe ASC has fulfilled many of its goals set out at its inception. The ASCs subsequent aims are to enhance existing research training for junior members, advances in the field of core outcome development and also multi-collaborative research.
“…Potential members are asked to provide a CV and when approved, are issued with an induction pack. As well as describing the logistics of how the collaborative functions and signposting volunteers toward relevant projects, links are provided to relevant educational resources [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]. Fig.…”
Section: Members and Recruitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Promoting the collaborative to new members has been via word of mouth, networking at conferences, the original editorial published in June 2015 [ 1 ], an active Twitter account, and an affiliated conference [ 6 ] (see Fig. 1 ).…”
Section: Members and Recruitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A central tenet of the ASC has been the use of small teams to foster manageable projects [ 1 ]; with 6.3 authors per paper on average (median 6; range 2–10), with a lead author appointed to steer each project. The lead author distributes tasks (data collection, data analysis, sections of the write-up) to the junior co-authors.…”
Section: Research Conduct and Team Structurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ASC's formation was driven by the desire of trainees to be educated in research methodology. It's focus has since been on investigating and improving research methodologies, research conduct and reporting compliance within surgical research, using meta-research, small teams with high individual autonomy, and the delivery of prompt research outcomes [ 1 ]. The following paper highlights the progress of the ASC three years on; it describes the achievements of the collaborative to date in relation to its original objectives [ 1 ], and its future aims and goals.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It's focus has since been on investigating and improving research methodologies, research conduct and reporting compliance within surgical research, using meta-research, small teams with high individual autonomy, and the delivery of prompt research outcomes [ 1 ]. The following paper highlights the progress of the ASC three years on; it describes the achievements of the collaborative to date in relation to its original objectives [ 1 ], and its future aims and goals. Other such progress reports from other TRCs have not yet been presented in the literature, and what has been learnt by the ASC to date may inform other establishing and established research collaboratives.…”
IntroductionThe Academic Surgical Collaborative (ASC) is a trainee research collaborative (TRC) formed in the UK in October 2014. Three years on, the achievements are presented along with advice for emerging and established TRCs. Methods: A retrospective review of internal, member-maintained ASC records was conducted. Membership numbers, PubMed indexed publications, presentations and prizes awarded were all calculated over time. Google Scholar was used to calculate citations per ASC publication. An online survey was distributed to members to ascertain member satisfaction.ResultsWith 62 active members (predominantly medical students) the ASC has published 33 PubMed indexed papers over three years, with a mean of 21 citations per paper (SD 89, range 0–491). 54 presentations have been delivered and eight prizes have been awarded for ASC research projects. 60% of ASC members believe the ASC delivers research that improves patient care. Key learning points for the ASC have been the use of a set of resources distributed to new members, the value of regular meetings, close mentoring throughout research projects to develop the skills of junior researchers, encouragement for junior members to present at conferences, and an ongoing focus on research conduct and improving evidence based medicine.ConclusionsThe ASC has fulfilled many of its goals set out at its inception. The ASCs subsequent aims are to enhance existing research training for junior members, advances in the field of core outcome development and also multi-collaborative research.
La medicina basada en la evidencia surge como una estrategia para superar la práctica médica apoyada en la racionalidad fisiopatológica y la experiencia clínica no sistematizada 1. A lo largo de su desarrollo, ha generado la necesidad de adoptar una mayor responsabilidad frente a la investigación, como un aspecto importante del crecimiento profesional médico. Actualmente, se considera una aptitud clave en el desempeño de la medicina, asociada a la capacidad de contribuir a la investigación clínica, en beneficio de la atención del paciente. De hecho, las competencias investigativas, de comprensión y análisis crítico, de las publicaciones médico-científicas, son fundamentales para una buena práctica clínica 2,3.
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