Tier 2 - Research Mentorship
Custom Support for Research Teams
Tier 2 options
Our Tier 2 research mentorship program offers you the freedom to tailor your experience: select from mentorship sessions, tutorials, IRB assistance, and the length of your internship based on your team's needs. You have the option to upgrade support level if you need more assistance later on. You can also request additional help from the statistics clinic or IRB services as outlined in the Learning options to customize it further.
Open on desktop:
LMS Access
- Mentor Sessions
- Tutorials
- IRB*
- Internship access & internship certificate
GFM-2A
- Yes
- 5
- No
- Yes
- 5 month program access & Internship certificate
GFM-2B
- Yes
- 5
- 2
- No
- 6 month program access & Internship certificate
GFM-2C
- Yes
- 7
- 2
- Yes
- 6 month program access & Internship certificate
GFM-2D
- Yes
- 10
- 4
- Yes
- 6 month program access & Internship certificate
*Please note the IRB facility covered in above internships is from BMY Health Pakistan. This IRB is valid for data collection in Pakistan through online/ field surveys, or private clinics data (without IRB facility), or any surveys including comparison with other countries. For data collection from Canada, additional fee of BMY Health Canada IRB will apply, ranging from 850 CAD to 2500 due to higher legal requirements in reviews. Students from countries other than Pakistan and Canada can avail this internship by joining Pakistani researchers' groups using our networking platform, where data collection can be requested from Pakistan and/ or another country data can also be added for comparison. Where team still plans data collection from an institute having its own IRB, the team will be responsible for getting IRB of that institute on its own.
How to Register
Group registration is a must to avail this internship plan.
This plan is specifically for projects already in plan by teams. If your team is smaller than 5, contact us for more custom support.
For a team of 5, fill the form below for all team at once. Once your application is reviewed and approved for matching with a mentor, you will receive joining letter as Associate Interns. You will continue your project as planned in contract with us and receive final certificate after completion of your 6 months duration, completion of all planned meetings, and submission of a final report (which includes manuscript draft, self-reflection questions, and further plan for project publication).
Choosing between Tier 1, 2 and 3
Tier 1 is best for students who require access to learning resources only for working with their own mentors.
Tier 2 suits teams that require some mentor support and IRB of their project.
Tier 3 is ideal for students not having access to teams and needing mentors to guide them since start, for making a strong foundation in research.
Many of our alumni join us again after completing their internship. For them we suggest any of tier 2 models, where they do not have to pay the full program fee, and can work with their teams to start another project with some supervisory and regulatory support from us.
Detail of Tutorials
Focus: Building concepts with a teacher (hands-on practice)
Tutorial duration: 90 minutes (on zoom)
Topic options to choose from:
Basic Research topics
- 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
- 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)
STATA topics
- 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
Assignments
Receive feedback on assignments related to the tutorial.
Detail of Mentor sessions
Focus: Project specific guidance
Meeting duration: 60-90 minutes (on zoom)
Topic options to choose from:
- Refining Topic/ Research Objectives
- Literature Searching Techniques and Search Engines
- Quantitative/ Qualitative Study Design
- Sampling Methods & Sample Size Calculation (OpenEpi)
- Questionnaire & Interview Guide Development, Pilot Testing, Validation
- Synopsis, Ethics Application
- Quantitative Data Analysis (data management, descriptive & inferential stats, regression, confounders).
- Qualitative Data Analysis (coding, thematic analysis, ensuring rigor)- interns carrying out qualitative projects
- Manuscript Writing & Reporting
Potential for getting senior author support
You can invite mentor to join you as senior author if they agree for voluntary support beyond internship.
160+ interns have completed our internships in last 3 years
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