Drs. Thambu David, Jeyaseelan and Abraham Peedikayil from the Christian Medial college, Vellore wee the resource persons for the Research Methodology workshop for eh faculty at MOSC medical College during this week.
Most doctors think that research is in the domain of an elite group of doctors and not for the commoners. This is an hindrance for many to consider converting observations into investigations.
These three professors broke that code through their simple and effective communication of the essentials that can equip one for research. There was ease and confidence in their presentation. The monotony usually attached to such scholarly discussions was no where noticeable during the three day deliberations.
The ‘mind set' we refer to can be reset. I remember late professor A.M. Sur introducing the post graduates in Paediatrics to the concepts in research forty years back, by saying: 'research is recording and interpreting your day to day observations for the benefit of others’. So there is an altruism in research as well. We think of others in the medical fraternity who do not have opportunities for observation or facility for methodical recording and interpretation and make our experiences available to them for their capacity building.
Well done, Thambu, Jeyaseelan and Abey ! You came and captured our minds to change our mind set.
M.C.Mathew(text an photo)
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