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I help train surgery residents in the US and agree completely with your observations and commentary. Are there specific resources (books, articles, videos etc …) you might recommend to improve my analytical skills while doing the same for my residents.

Many Thanks

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Thank you! I think it is challenging to do, but I did compile some of my preferred resources to get started in this previous post - I hope it helps!

https://open.substack.com/pub/alasdairmunro/p/so-you-want-to-be-a-clinical-academic?r=1fhhmw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Thank you! Thoroughly enjoy your posts.

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The incentives are awful and the thing we could do tomorrow in the UK to help with that would be to remove research/audits etc from any part of compulsory training. It's a race to the bottom, stewed in cynicism. Some people do not care, and just want to do what they are told, and that's OK. We're asking to be lied to and people are hearing our call and lying to us

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I completely agree.

Much more important is training people to interpret research properly, and to be able to support research activities under appropriate supervision.

All these mandatory output requirements do nothing but hurt the cause, especially as they only breed resentment in the process.

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hicpac@cdc.gov

TELL THIS COMMITTEE TO STOP RIDICULOUS, OUTDATED COVID RESTRICTIONS LIKE FORCED NASAL RAPES (IE TESTING) REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS, MASKING AND ISOLATION

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