STEPS-UK
Plastic Surgery Training and Education Pathway for Undergraduate Medical Students in the UK (STEPS-UK) Research Collaborative
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Steering Group Members: Sydney Barnes, Simpson Shiu Chung Tam, Parth Tagdiwala, Mr Simon Filson
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Main Objectives
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Explore medical students' understanding and perceptions of the pathways and entry requirements of becoming a plastic surgeon in the UK.
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Explore medical students’ access to professional development opportunities including plastic surgery teaching, mentorships, and research opportunities.
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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 with 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
University of Aberdeen
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Anglia Ruskin University
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Aston University
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Bangor University
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Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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University of Birmingham
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Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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University of Bristol
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Brunel University
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University of Buckingham
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University of Cambridge
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Cardiff University
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Chester
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University of Dundee
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Edge Hill university
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University of Edinburgh
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University of Exeter
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University of Glasgow
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Hull York Medical School
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Imperial College London
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Keele University
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Kent and Medway Medical School
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King's College London
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Lancaster University
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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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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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University of Manchester
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Newcastle University
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Norwich Medical School
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University of East Anglia
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University of Nottingham
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University of Lincoln
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University of Oxford
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University of Plymouth
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Queen's University Belfast
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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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St George's University of London
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University of Sunderland
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Swansea University
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University College London
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Ulster University
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University of Warwick
- University of Worcester Three Counties Medical School​​​
Contact Us
Please feel free to email Sydney Barnes at research.prassa@gmail.com if you have any questions.