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a comprehensive understanding of The UWI research processes, experience in all aspects of clinical research including but not limited to regulatory, data management, coordination, fiscal and project management, budget planning and development. The re-establishment of the Research Fellowships programme in collaboration with CAIHR to build research capacity in the Faculty was also established with a Terms of Reference to guide the process. Unfortunately to date no students have applied for this scholarship. The new Unit has had several workshops for the Faculty over the last academic year. One of these workshops was the launch of the FMS Research Studies Toolkit – Design to Publication: A Practical Guide designed for use by student researchers and research supervisors as a practical guide to support the development of research work in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, on the Mona Campus. This document is a resource and support mechanism for students pursuing Research Methods courses offered in the Faculty. Additionally, members of faculty may also find this document helpful in the course of their research programmes.
This first edition of the research toolkit focuses on quantitative research proce- dures and outlines various stages of the research process, commencing at the critical Research Conceptualization Phase and culminating in the Research Publication Phase. This resource aims to simplify and clarify the research pro- cess across the various stages. It recognizes the translational science pathways, especially in relation to the multi-disci- plinary nature of the training
and research programmes of the Mona-based Faculty of Medical Sciences. From the ‘bench to the bedside’, the translational science principle supports appli- cations for clinical research, clinical practice, and population health programming. This will provide a baseline guide for persons who may be at various stages in their research journey. This resource may also be informative for students, researchers and staff members in other faculties of the wider UWI. The Toolkit is available on the Clinical Translational Research Unit page – Faculty of Medical Sciences website at: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fms/clinical-transla- tional-research-unit
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