Review Article

How to Write a Research Project Synopsis or Protocol in Medical Sciences

Mulazim Hussain Bukhari1
Azad Jammu Kashmir, Medical College Muzaffarabad
Syeda Qudsia Batool2
Ushar and Zakkat Department AJK Muzaffarabad

✉ Correspondence: Mulazim Hussain Bukhari Email: mulazim.hussain@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v4i2.2321
Volume: 4, Issue 2 Pages: 103–105 Published: 02 Jun 2023
Received: 24 Jan 2023 Accepted: 10 Apr 2023 Published Online: 02 Jun 2023

Abstract

In Medical sciences there are three main areas where the doctors join after completing their basic graduation, Majority join clinical practice, while modest number of the medical graduates adopt teaching jobs in medical education while very few go in medical research. The reason of this minority is that it not a luxury job, but they think that it is an essential need of any nation. To begin the research, everyone should know how to start the a,b,c of this field and must start from simple to complex and should be pursued by a broad level.We recommend research in all three fields of the medical sciences mentioned above, researchers should know the basic principles of the scientific method to understand the value and limitations of medical sciences and to be able to assess and evaluate results of research before applying them. The review article will open the door to enter in this field by writing a research proposal or research synopsis

Keywords
Appendices Abstract Objective Hypothesis Medical sciences Oxford Harvard Research Proposal Synopsis Vancouver.

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Bukhari MH, Batool SQ. How to Write a Research Project Synopsis or Protocol in Medical Sciences. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2023;4(2):103–105. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v4i2.2321

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