{"product_id":"how-to-complete-a-phd-in-the-medical-and-clinical-sciences-isbn-9781119189602","title":"How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e provides fresh insight into the PhD process and a concise framework to aid current and prospective students undertaking research in the medical and clinical sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with useful hints, tips, and practical guidance, the book covers key topics relevant to a PhD researcher such as publishing and presenting, core principles and techniques in medical science, dealing with common pitfalls, and how to write up and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from authors with experience across the PhD research career spectrum, \u003ci\u003eHow to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable resource for those undertaking their doctoral studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the editors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshton Barnett‐Vanes and Rachel Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA PhD 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy a book? How to use it 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Deciding on and finding a PhD 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan C.H. Lau and Ming He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoutes of entry 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to find one 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing a project 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking an application 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviews 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to fund one 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Anatomy of a PhD: Where you fit in the academic world 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lambert and John Tregoning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground: Welcome to the new you 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are here: PhD research versus undergraduate studies 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLab types: A field guide 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s tricky: The student‐supervisor interaction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck out my massive organogram 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther dull, but important stuff 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Core techniques principles and statistics 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew John Walley, Kyrillos N Adesina‐Georgiadis, Adel Benlahrech and Fiona Reid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenomics 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetabolomics 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow cytometry 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistics 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Take off: Year 1 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshton Barnett‐Vanes and Rachel Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding your team and project 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe literature 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe research proposal 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting experiments 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData management and record keeping 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘transfer’ 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon pitfalls 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Dealing with problems 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Allen and David Salman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral problems 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic problems 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon PhD problems 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Breaking ground: Year 2 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshton Barnett‐Vanes, and Rebecca Ingram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking ownership of your project 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShaping the research direction 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom preliminary to publishable data 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupervising junior students 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe end of Year 2 review\/assessment 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon pitfalls 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Presenting and publishing as a PhD student 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshton Barnett‐Vanes and Henry D.I. De ’Ath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentations 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to present 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublications 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting an original research article 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a review article 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative reviews 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal steps 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging the process 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther considerations 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Landing and writing up: Year 3 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eManu Chhabra and E. Allison Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn exit strategy 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe X Factor results 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore you start writing 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting your thesis: Part 1 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting your thesis: Part 2 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon pitfalls 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: The viva and moving on 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Allen and Kate Gowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn examiner’s perspective (Rachel) 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe viva 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrections 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCareer routes 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: PhDs in veterinary science and medicine 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiona Cunningham, Jonathan Elliott, Fiona Tomley and Kristien Verheyen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs it for me? 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour project 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting and publishing your findings 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost‐PhD what’s next for me? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible concerns 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: International perspectives on medical and clinical science PhDs 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCélia A. Soares and Paul Langford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing a country 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding a department 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Full’ PhDs versus ‘dual‐PhDs’ 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviewing in a lab abroad 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdministrative issues 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon pitfalls 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: What I’m really thinking: The post‐doc 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdel Benlahrech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is great to be a post‐doc! 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs it really that great? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA post‐doc’s advice 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: What I’m really thinking: The Professor 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Dustin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 153 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Intended as a step-by-step guide, the book is a good summary of the major steps, pitfalls along the way, and advice on how to be successful as a student … There are not many books that attempt to do what this one does, and there is not much written about this topic in general, so students should find this a useful resource. Doing a PhD is often fraught with uncertainty, and a written guide to the steps would be helpful for most students, especially as they begin the program.’ \u003cb\u003eDoody’s, November 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'How to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e aims (and succeeds) in remaining concise, it examines every aspect of the PhD journey in a comprehensive and precise manner. I would strongly recommend the book to anyone doing or planning to do a PhD in Medical, Clinical, Biomedical or Life Sciences. As well as, frankly, any other subject.' \u003cb\u003eKristine Bagdassarian, FindAPhD.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Ashton Barnett-Vanes,\u003c\/b\u003e MB-PhD Candidate, St George's, University of London and Imperial College London, UK.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Rachel Allen,\u003c\/b\u003e Reader in Immunology of Infection and Head of Graduate School, St George's, University of London, UK.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e provides fresh insight into the PhD process and a concise framework to aid current and prospective students undertaking research in the medical and clinical sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with useful hints, tips, and practical guidance, the book covers key topics relevant to a PhD researcher such as publishing and presenting, core principles and techniques in medical science, dealing with common pitfalls, and how to write up and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from authors with experience across the PhD research career spectrum, \u003ci\u003eHow to Complete a PhD in the Medical and Clinical Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for those undertaking their doctoral studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989377859813,"sku":"NP9781119189602","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119189602.jpg?v=1761783879","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-to-complete-a-phd-in-the-medical-and-clinical-sciences-isbn-9781119189602","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}