Research as part of Social Responsibility of Faculty of Medicine, OIU
Transcript of Research as part of Social Responsibility of Faculty of Medicine, OIU
RESEARCH AS PART OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Dr. Nazik Elmalaika O. S. Husain, MD
Assistant Prof., Pathology Department Director of the Medical Education Development Center FMHS, OIU
Overview
• Introduction
• Sudan JMS study: – Objectives – Materials & Methods – Results
• SWOT analysis • Conclusion • Recommendations
Introduction
Social responsibility of FMHS: 1. Students: curriculum
2.Sudan JMS: research 3. Staff: “Health for all” & “The 9
Millennial Goals of the UN” PHC
SUDAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (Sudan JMS)
• A project of the Continuous Professional Development Programme at Faculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University
• A peer reviewed journal • Published every 3 months • Started September 2006
Sudan JMS
• Editor-in-Chief: - Prof. Mohamed O El Hassan Gadour, MRCP, FRCP • Editors: - Prof. Mohammad AM Ibnouf, FRCSEd - Prof. Mohamed Saeed Al khalifa, MRCP,
FRCP
Sudan JMS
Assistant Editor and computer designer - Dr. Amir Yassin, MBBS
Arabic Editor: - Dr. Abdelsalam M Nail, MD
Materials and Methods
This study included all articles published in the Sudan JMS since its start in September 2006 up to September 2012.
PDF format of the articles were downloaded
from the web site of the journal and data were entered in the PASW Statistics 18 and Microsoft Excel.
Types of articles (6)
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Original Review Casereport
Editorial Special Letter tothe
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Type of article
Country of origin of the first author(11)
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Fields of articles (23)
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Impact of research on staff • Increased the awareness of promotion
by scientific research. • Participated in conferences in-and out-
side Sudan. • Published their researches in other
journals.
SWOT analysis • Peer reviewed • Continuous regular publications every 3
months Editorial board (9 Profs.) National advisory board (15 Profs.) International advisory board (6 Profs.)
SWOT analysis • ISSN (1885-5051) • Web site: www.sudjms.net Registered in: • http://www.ajol.info • http://www.emro.who.int/information
resources/imemr-journals-directory/
SWOT analysis Encourages medical research among the
increasing staff of the wide spread colleges of medicine in Sudan.
Faculty staff participated in 35% of the published articles.
6: undergraduate students.
SWOT analysis • Investigations, management, follow up and
Statistical analysis are self-paid.
• Lack of University Hospital. • Underdeveloped Faculty laboratories and
library. • Inactive postgraduate programmes.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings draft methodology
Overall indicator Individual indicators Percentage weightings
Industry Income - innovation •Research income from industry (per academic staff) •2.5%
International diversity
•Ratio of international to domestic staff •Ratio of international to domestic students
•3% •2%
Teaching – the learning environment
•Reputational survey (teaching) •PhDs awards per academic •Undergrad. admitted per academic •Income per academic •PhDs/undergraduate degrees awarded
•15% •6% •4.5% •2.25% •2.25%
Research – volume, income and reputation
•Reputational survey (research) •Research income (scaled) •Papers per research and academic staff •Public research income/ total research income
•19.5% •5.25% •4.5% •0.75%
Citations – research influence •Citation impact (normalised average citation per paper) •32.5%
SWOT analysis
• Ministry of Higher Education & scientific research offers support to research projects.
• Collaborations with other universities
inside & outside Sudan.
SWOT analysis
• Emigration of the qualified staff. (73/1296:2012) 5.6%.
• The limited financial resources.
Conclusion Sudan JMS: • A peer-reviewed journal with Strengths > weaknesses. • Participated in upgrading medically-
oriented society. • The leading road for the development.
Time Spent
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University Staff
Development
Working Towards Mastery
Scientific research
Stability
RECOMMENDATIONS Weaknesses and Threats Suggested solution
• Investigations, management, follow up and Statistical analysis are self-payed.
Financial support of rsearch
• Lack of University Hospital. • Underdeveloped Faculty
laboratories and library. • Inactive postgraduate programmes
Building a special university hospital. support the establishment of
laboratories and library. Activate postgraduate programmes
• Emigration of the qualified staff. • The limited financial resources
Work on the stability of a university Staff (build housing and therapeutic units within the university city, raising the monthly salary from university resources).
Establishment of Faculty own resources.