OxPal hosted its inaugural Medical Research Conference on Friday 4th-Saturday 5th March 2022, with some pre-conference talks that took place on Saturday 19th February.
This conference focused on giving our students the introduction, inspiration and skills to get involved in research as medical students and early in their careers. It involved webinars, workshops, lectures and Q&A sessions with experts in their fields as well as the opportunity for students to present their own research and posters in front of a panel and their peers.
It included:
- Lectures on Evidence-Based Medicine and Ethics from internationally renowned speakers Sir Iain Chalmers and Prof Michael Parker
- Interactive workshops on academic writing & analysing clinical trial papers
- Research presentations and poster session from researchers trained and working in Palestine
- Q&A with expert panel on completing top quality research as a medical student
See our CONFERENCE BOOKLET for details about the speakers and workshops!
AGENDA
Saturday 19th February 17:00-19:00 Jerusalem time
- ‘How to get involved with research as a medical student’ webinar with Dr Osaid Alser 17:00-18:00
- ‘How to present your research’ workshop and Q&A with Dr Mohamady El-Gaby 18:00-19:00
Friday 4th March 17:00-19:00 Jerusalem time
- ‘The Importance of Evidence-Based Medicine’ lecture 17:00-18:00
- ‘Ethics in Medical Research’ lecture 18:00-19:00
Saturday 5th March 13:00-18:30 Jerusalem time
- Welcome from OxPal 13:00-13:15
- Workshop session 1 (choice from ‘Academic writing’ or ‘Analysing a paper’) 13:15-14:15
- Break 14:15-14:25
- Workshop session 2 (choice from ‘Academic writing’ or ‘Analysing a paper’) 14:25-15:25
- MedAll Registration 15:25-15:35
- Poster Hall Session 15:35-16:35
- Research presentations from Palestinian students 16:35-17:20
- Break 17:20-17:30
- ‘How to succeed in research as a medical student’ Panel Q&A 17:30-18:15
- Conclusion and thanks 18:15-18:30
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