WIPS-UK
Plastic Surgery Training and Education Pathway for Undergraduate Medical Students in the UK (STEPS-UK) Research Collaborative
Steering Group Members: Sydney Barnes, Simpson Shiu Chung Tam, Parth Tagdiwala
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Background and Rationale
Women in plastic surgery initiative aim to understand how we can increase the accessibility of plastic surgery training to aspiring medical students who identify as female. The initiative feature a questionnaire being distributed across the national demographic. It will be followed by semi structured interviews of participants. we are really excited to use the findings to make suggestions and recommendations.
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Publication policy for collaborating authors
We are looking for 1 research collaborator from each university. They are expected to:
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Recruit 5-6 "year leads" who will be responsible for regularly sharing the questionnaire and gathering a minimum of 20 responses (or 15% of your cohort - whichever is smaller) from medical students within their respective year.
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Oversee and manage the data collection effort by their recruited "year leads".
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Answer any queries promptly, and if unsure, raise them with the Chief Investigator.
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All research collaborators must have achieved the minimum requirement of 20 responses (or 15% responses) per year group with the facilitation by recruiting "year leads" by the data collection deadline in order to receive PubMed-citable collaborator status.
We encourage all medical students with or without research experience to apply, as we aim to be as inclusive as possible. Should the application process become oversubscribed, priority will be given to students demonstrating the strongest commitment to PRASSA UK.
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All presentations and publications will be made on behalf of the STEPS-UK Research Collaborative. Publication policy will follow The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria (www.icmje.org) for authorship.
Recognition as a PubMed citable collaborator will occur when ALL the role expectation has been fulfilled.
Citable collaborators will receive:
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A collaborator certificate outlining their contribution
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Collaborator acknowledgement on any presentations
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Their local data set for presentation
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PubMed citation on any subsequent publications relating to the study. For example, see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5977964/
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Points for presentations and publications for core surgical training application relating to the study
Those not meeting the requirements of a PubMed-citable collaborator will be acknowledged contributors. Chief Investigator decisions on collaborator status are final.
Acknowledged contributors will have provided data but did not reach the threshold for citation. They will receive a certificate of participation for inclusion in their portfolios and acknowledgement (but not PubMed citation) in the manuscript.
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Participating universities
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Anglia Ruskin University
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Aston University
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Barts and The London
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Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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Cardiff University
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Hull York Medical School
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Imperial College London
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King's College London
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Lancaster University
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Newcastle University
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Norwich Medical School
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Queen's University Belfast
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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Swansea University
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Trinity College, Dublin
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University College of Dublin
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University College London
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University College Cork School of Medicine
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University of Birmingham
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University of Bristol
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University of Buckingham
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University of Cambridge
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University of Dundee
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University of Edinburgh
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University of Leeds
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University of Leicester
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University of Liverpool
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University of Manchester
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University of Nicosia Medical School
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University of Nottingham
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University of Sheffield
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University of Southampton
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University of St Andrews
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University of Warwick
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We warmly invite contributions from authors affiliated with medical schools in the UK, Ireland, and Cyprus that are not mentioned in the list above.​
Contact Us
Please feel free to email Sydney Barnes at research.prassa@gmail.com if you have any questions.