Introduction to Research Methodology for Specialists and Trainees

1. Research during specialist medical training Lavu Potluri and Fidelma O'Mahony
2. Time management when planning and conducting medical research Charles Redman and Esther Moss
3. Computer skills required for medical research Ramesh Ganapathy and Nitish Raut
4. Computer skills required for medical research: social media Elaine Leung
5. Finding and using information in medical research Elaine Garrett and Lucy Reid
6. Critical appraisal of the medical literature Pensée Wu and Jan Herman Kuiper
7. Evidence-based medicine and translating research into practice James M. N. Duffy and Cindy M. Farquhar
8. Clinical audit for quality improvement Hannah Knight, Ipek Gurol-Urganci and Tahir Mahmood
9. Qualitative medical research Bernadette Bartlam and Bie Nio Ong
10. Randomized clinical trials Siladitya Bhattacharya and Ashalatha Shetty
11. Animal research and alternatives Fiona Broughton Pipkin
12. Genetic and epigenetic research Sally Chappell and Linda Morgan
13. 'Omic' research Louise C. Kenny and Fergus McCarthy
14. Data management in medical research Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Sarah Ayers and Jim Thornton
15. Statistics in medical research Louise Linsell and Pollyanna Hardy
16. Epidemiological research Paul Silcocks
17. Informing patients, consent, governance, and good clinical practice Anthony Wrigley, Jonathan A. Hughes and Nicola Leighton
18. Patient involvement in medical research Annette Briley and Claire Singh
19. Research in the context of the National Health Service Lucy Hope, Andrew Shennan and Khaled M. K. Ismail
20. Supervising medical research and being supervised Sean T. Kehoe and Sudha Sundar
21. Funding medical research Mark Smith
22. The purpose and practice of medical research meetings Amanda Green
23. How to present a medical research paper Andrew Hextall and Linda Cardozo
24. How to write a medical research paper and get it accepted for publication Phillip J. Steer
25. How to write a medical thesis Jennifer Byrom and David Lissauer
Supplementary section: obstetrics and gynaecology: A. Research in obstetrics Alexandra Ridout, Katie Duhig and Andrew Shennan
B. Research in fetal medicine Julia Unterscheider and Keelin O'Donoghue
C. Research in maternal medicine Lucy C. Chappell and Catherine Nelson-Piercy
D. Research in benign gynaecology Marie Gerval and Nick Panay
E. Research in gynaecological oncology Sandra SooHoo, Sudha Sundar and Sean T. Kehoe.

Health-centred research has changed hugely over the last ten years, from the importance of computing software to the NHS becoming more involved in research. The expectations of grant-awarding bodies, ethics committees and publishers have evolved and increased in many senses. This new edition is designed for trainee clinicians, not only those preparing for membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) but also higher degree candidates and aspiring clinical academics. Chapter authors with extensive expertise make the path to embarking on research direct, straightforward and most importantly, fun and interesting, particularly aiming to support those who trained clinically and are now undertaking a research project or beginning an academic career. There remains no single book with so much relevant information gathered in a single, succinct volume. This edition now covers the wide spectrum of modern research methods for all specialities, with five supplementary chapters on major obstetric and gynaecological subspecialties.

• Aids future researchers in choosing their research area and then identifying the skills and techniques required to obtain results
• Several chapters are authored in collaboration with both junior and senior colleagues, ensuring the book is truly representative of the current trainee experience
• Fully updated to reflect changes in clinical and medical research