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Academic Writing A Course for Postgraduates at Chongqing Medical University (CQMU) Dr. N.D. Melgiri, M.D. Instructor Foreign Affairs Office, CQMU Introduction to medical writing Writing in biomedical academia Overview of biomedical academia Research journals in biomedical academia Basic written structure of a research journal Summary for next class Introduction to Medical Writing 1: Writing in biomedical academia Writing in basic research journals Writing in clinical research journals 2: Writing in clinical practice Writing in patient charts/medical record Writing of operative reports Writing of diagnostic/lab reports Writing of patient case histories Writing in Biomedical Academia Part One of this course will cover writing in biomedical academia Writing in biomedical academia is done through drafting and editing in research journals So, before we start, we must first understand biomedical academia and then research journals in biomedical academia First, what is biomedical academia? What is Biomedical Academia? Biomedical academia is a system of 5 institutions that work together Research Funding (Government)各种机构功能 University Research Laboratories University research labs have scientists and students They conduct experiments in the lab that produce data Scientists use this data to: Raise more grants (money) from govt. for more research Write articles to submit to research journals for publication Research Journals Scientists in research labs submit articles to research journals Research journals review the articles for scientific errors (peer review) After revisions, the article is edited then published in a journal The journal is then sold to: University research laboratories Drug companies The general public Drug Companies(“Big Pharma”) Drug companies have research labs and scientists just like universities Called Research Development department or “RD” The RD scientists study the articles in the research journal Drug companies use knowledge from articles to