Core Research Skills & Concepts

• Introduction to Health Research & Topic Selection
• Literature Searching Techniques and Search Engines
• Formulating Research Questions
• Introduction to Quantitative & Qualitative Study Designs
• Sampling Methods & Sample Size Calculation (OpenEpi)
• Data Collection Tools: Questionnaire & Interview Guide Development, Pilot Testing, Validation
• Ethical Approval Process (ERC/IRB forms, responding to reviewer comments)
• Quantitative Data Analysis with STATA (data management, descriptive & inferential stats, regression, confounders).  SPSS support also available for groups hesitant to using STATA.
• Qualitative Data Analysis (coding, thematic analysis, ensuring rigor)- interns carrying out qualitative projects
• Manuscript Writing & Reporting (IMRaD Format, EQUATOR Network Guidelines) 
• Referencing and Citation Management (Mendeley)
• Finalization of Abstract, Conclusion, and Manuscript Submission

       STATA Workshop Content

• Importing and preparing datasets
• Coding and recoding variables
• Generating summary statistics (means, medians, frequencies, percentages)
• Producing tables, charts, and graphs
• Measures of central tendency and dispersion
• Frequencies and proportions
  
• Inferential Statistics & Hypothesis Testing (t-tests, Chi-square tests, ANOVA and non-parametric alternatives) 
• Regression Analyses (Linear regression, Logistic regression, Model selection techniques) 
• Controlling for confounders
• Assessing interactions
• Model building and interpretation

Please note, the statistics in STATA will be demonstrated practically and for theoretical concepts, notes will be shared. Interns can seek more information from facilitators in live tutorial to build clarity.

          Professional & Supportive Skills

• Knowledge Translation (KT) and Co-production with patients/participants
• Research Ethics and Confidentiality
• Teamwork, Collaborative Research, & Productivity Strategies
• Presentations and Audit Submission

Yes. The program is beginner-friendly and welcomes interns at all levels of research experience. In fact, many of our past cohorts have especially recommended it for beginners, noting that it helps build a strong foundation in research while also offering opportunities for more advanced learning.

• Healthcare Professional/ student (Medical, dental, nursing, paramedics, allied health sciences, fitness/ nutrition, health system or health management researchers) from any background, living in Canada, Pakistan, or internationally.
• Interested in research learning and making research publications.
• Available for 18 weeks training, 4-5 hours per week on average.
• Having cultural competence to work with diverse teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Access to Data Analysis software, Referencing Software (Endnote, Mendeley)
• Willing to follow Collaboration rules and values of BMY Health Pakistan during internship as shared in this Collaboration Agreement 
• Willing to comply with Data Privacy Policy of BMY Health Canada to respect privacy of all personally identifiable data shared for anyone during the 18 weeks program, details are shared in Terms and Conditions.
• Ready to contribute to share publication fee with other authors. Affordability of all authors is to be discussed by the research team in the start of project. Amount of fee payable depends upon the target journal, as decided by the team with consensus.

 Data Privacy

Please Read Carefully following Information about Privacy:

BMY Health is committed to providing public health and research services to professionals and organizations in Canada and globally, with the goal of innovating healthcare systems. Building our role as trusted professionals, we commit to protecting the privacy and security of any personal information of our service users, service providers, employees, or collaborators, that we collect for providing services and running operations. For the purpose of registration, we are taking information of participants in this form that will be used within our organization to:

• Process registrations 
• Contact registrants 
• Facilitate trainings 
• Predict registrants’ learning and career needs that can be fulfilled through this training. 
• Assess registrants’ suitability for this training.
• Use the data to know our potential service users for marketing.
• All the information maybe retained for a period as required legally for audits of service use.
• All retained data may be stored in locations outside your jurisdiction.  For more information on how we protect your privacy, visit our Policies and Procedures
• You may request to have your information removed from our records at any point. To do so, please email at admin@bmyhealth.ca.

Consent for Recording

• Any training sessions that are conducted (other than project meetings) will be recorded and shared with the mentees. Presentation sessions maybe uploaded on YouTube also. If any participant doesn’t wish his/ her information on thumbnail to be visible in the zoom recording, they can remove information from the thumbnail and keep their video camera off. 
• No mentees should share any internal meeting recordings outside the organization and help us comply with data privacy policies as shared in the link given above.

Code of Ethics

• Mentees will follow the instructions of mentors for their best learning and abide by the rules and ethics conveyed by BMY Health team. 
• Mentees will support an environment free from disrespect, harassment, and will treat others in a way that does not harm them emotionally or mentally through bullying, intimidating, or threatening.
• Code of conduct for internees at BMY Health Pakistan: Code of Conduct 

This Program is a capacity-building initiative designed to provide mentorship opportunities for healthcare professionals. It is not an academic course and is not accredited for CME hours.

The program fee is symbolic, and not a true cost of training, but only enough to ensure commitment, reduce dropouts, and cover basic costs. Mentors contribute their expertise for a small honorarium, reflecting the collaborative rather than commercial nature of mentoring. Participants are strongly encouraged to approach the program with a spirit of collaboration, mutual learning and growth, rather than viewing mentorship as a transactional service, with one sided expectations.

A final certificate is issued only upon successful completion of all milestones, which requires active effort by interns. Registration confirms access to resources and mentors, but interns must actively engage in learning, respect mentors’ guidance, build relationships, and participate fully, to complete the milestones and be eligible for the certificate.

Once you are sure this program fits your needs, please fill this form. Provide as much information about your research interests and expectations as possible for us to know how well you fit with this program and in making teams for projects upon selection. After selection you will be asked to submit training fee to confirm the registration. 

Unemployed members or undergraduate students can avail flexibility of payment in installments. There’s a limited quota for this offer.