Centre for Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaounde Central Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon ; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada ; Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2013 Apr 24;6:163-8. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S44738. Print 2013.
Young health researchers all over the world often encounter difficulties in the early stages of their careers. Formal acquisition of research skills in academic settings does not always offer sufficient guidance to overcome these challenges. Based on the collective experiences of some young researchers and research mentors, we describe some tips for a successful health career and offer some useful resources. These tips include: institutional affiliation, early manuscript writing, early manuscript reviewing, finding a mentor, collaboration and networking, identifying sources of funding, establishing research interests, investing in research methods training, developing interpersonal and personal skills, providing mentorship, and balancing work with everyday life. The rationale behind these tips and how to achieve them is provided.
世界各地的年轻健康研究人员在职业生涯早期经常会遇到困难。在学术环境中正式获得研究技能并不总是能提供足够的指导来克服这些挑战。基于一些年轻研究人员和研究导师的集体经验，我们描述了一些成功的健康职业的技巧，并提供了一些有用的资源。这些技巧包括：机构隶属关系、早期手稿写作、早期手稿评审、寻找导师、合作与网络、确定资金来源、确定研究兴趣、投资研究方法培训、发展人际关系和个人技能、提供指导以及平衡工作与日常生活。提供了这些技巧背后的基本原理以及如何实现这些技巧。
