The Milestones of Clinical Research for Young Generalist Physicians: Conducting and Publishing Studies

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Table 1 The Milestones of Clinical Research and Publication

[1]	Prepare for research
1	Ensure that you first understand the processes involved in conducting clinical research
2	Seek advice and guidance from an experienced physician (mentor theory)
3	Assess whether the experienced physician is suitable for the specific research project (mentor theory)
4	Collaborate with colleagues on research projects
	1. Explain the criteria for authorship
	2. Clarify the roles and responsibilities of co-authors
[2]	Conduct clinical research
5	Planning
	1. Identification of the research problem
	2. Carry out a literature review
	3. Formulate a research question
6	Development
	1. Study design
	2. Study proposal
	3. Ethics and operational approval
7	Operation
	1. Data collection
	2. Data cleaning and analyses
	3. Write up study results
8	Summary and interpretation of results
	1. Summarize and interpret the results
	2. Discuss the implications of the study and draw conclusions
[3]	Write the research article
9	Understand the format of a research article
	1. Narrow down the target journal options
	2. Adopt the custom format required by the target journal
10	Break down the process of writing a research article
	1. Write the Conclusion section
	2. Write the Results section
	3. Write the Methods section
	4. Write the Discussion section
	5. Write the Introduction section
	6. Write the Abstract
	7. Create the list of References
	8. Create the list of Acknowledgments and other sections
	9. Create the Title Page
	10. Write a Cover Letter
11	Proofread the final draft of the English text to correct spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors
[4]	Submit an article and achieve acceptance for publication
12	Follow the submission guidelines
13	Understand the post-submission process
14	Respond appropriately to reviewer comments
15	Revise the manuscript
16	Resubmit the manuscript
	In case of rejection
17	Respond to rejection quickly and appropriately
18	Revise and resubmit the manuscript multiple times, as necessary
19	Effectively promote the significance and novelty of the research
[5]	Advanced skills
20	Provide research guidance
21	Establish collaborations with research partners
22	Gain knowledge about how to write successful research proposals and grant applications to secure research funding

Figure 1 Factors that contribute to failure in clinical research.