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We provide concise write ups on topics commonly faced by researchers.
The P-value: A Beginner’s Guide for Medical and Public Health Researchers
If you have ever taken a course in statistics or read a scientific article, you must have come...
Understanding and Quantifying Measures of Mortality
Measures of mortality are a cornerstone in population health and public health practice. You have...
Coercion and Undue Influence in Health Research Ethics
As a researcher, it is essential to respect both your participants and colleagues during research...
Ensuring Patients’ Confidentiality in Medical Research in Cameroon
In the field of medical research, the protection of patient confidentiality is a key aspect of...
How to Conduct Your Thesis Ethically: A Guide for Health Research Students in Cameroon
In medical research, the line between ethical and unethical practice is not just a matter of moral...
Archiving Medical Research Data Ethically: A Practical Guide
Picture yourself as a researcher, leading an important study, or as a participant, having just...
How to Create Rapport and Make a Patient Comfortable During a Research Interview
Imagine you’re a participant in a medical research study, about to share personal details...
The fundamentals of descriptive statistics
Every form of experiment or research involves collecting some data to derive insights, which...
Preparing Informed Consent Forms for Health Research in Cameroon: A Step-by-Step Guide
Informed consent is a basic rule for doing things the right way in healthcare and research. In...
How to Secure an Ethical Clearance from the Cameroon National Ethics Committee: Steps & Best Practices
Are you planning to conduct health research in Cameroon? Will the study take place in multiple...
Navigating the Ethics Review Landscape in Cameroon: A Comprehensive Guide for Researchers
In medical and health research, ensuring study participants’ protection, safety, and...
Practical Steps in Writing an MD Thesis
Presenting an MD thesis is mandatory in fulfilling the requirements for graduation in some medical...
4 Things You Should Consider Before Choosing a Supervisor/Mentor
Research supervisors are the people who guide you through the research process and play an...
APPLY: CRENC Research Studentships 2022
The CRENC is now inviting applications from MD students, Medical Residents, Masters Students and...
How to Create a Data Analysis Plan: A Detailed Guide
If a good research question equates to a story then, a roadmap will be very vital for good...
Writing a good results section of a thesis/scientific paper
Overview A stellar results section of a thesis/scientific paper allows the reader to link the...
How to present Tables and Figures: An Ultimate Guide
Introduction Tables and figures are a great way to communicate your data in an easy and visually...
What to expect from a good and effective mentee
To get the best out of a mentor-mentee relationship the mentee has a number of things they should...
What to expect from an effective mentor
The term mentorship goes as far back as the 18th century, and it is simply used to describe...
Plagiarism – A Growing Threat to Originality
The Concept of Plagiarism Originality is one of the most important concepts that underpin any form...
How to Write A Great Abstract
An abstract is a concise stand-alone summary of your work which gives readers the first impression...
How to Write An Introduction Section/Chapter
Haven’t you struggled with what to include in your introduction section, or whether it should be...
How to Create a Presentation – Step by Step
In the professional world, at least once in our lives, we are expected to know how to create and...
Top 10 Tips on How to Make A Breathtaking Presentation: For Thesis Defence and Conferences
When a presentation is not well planned and rehearsed, it may become some form of “conscious...
How To Effectively Plan A Scientific Event
Whether you are planning a small event such as a research training workshop or a bigger event such...