Managing your Ph D for applied health research

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Managing your Ph. D for applied health research students Dr Lindsay Pennington

Managing your Ph. D for applied health research students Dr Lindsay Pennington

Applied health research Complex questions • • • prevalence, severity and impact of disease

Applied health research Complex questions • • • prevalence, severity and impact of disease acceptability and effectiveness of interventions cost effectiveness, efficiency Aim to inform policy makers, healthcare providers, patients and public

Multiple methods Mixed methods, synthesis of evidence Multiple supervisors: Topic expert Quantitative expert Qualitative

Multiple methods Mixed methods, synthesis of evidence Multiple supervisors: Topic expert Quantitative expert Qualitative expert

Planning Objectives determine plan 3 months to develop project proposal (signed off by Christmas

Planning Objectives determine plan 3 months to develop project proposal (signed off by Christmas break) • • • Your training Project plan Gantt chart

Managing your project Aims Objectives Methods Design Timing – prioritisation, duration Resources – cost,

Managing your project Aims Objectives Methods Design Timing – prioritisation, duration Resources – cost, personnel

Managing others Supervisors Identification and recruitment of participants Clinicians Voluntary sector Local authority Participants

Managing others Supervisors Identification and recruitment of participants Clinicians Voluntary sector Local authority Participants

Get to know them Understand their priorities Work with them – give them something

Get to know them Understand their priorities Work with them – give them something in return Agree timescales Keep them invested Agree methods of communication Update them

Research governance Ethics approval University? NHS Trust approval – research sites, governance

Research governance Ethics approval University? NHS Trust approval – research sites, governance

Lab books Issue Decisions Justification Evidence from previous research Actions Results Personnel involved Property

Lab books Issue Decisions Justification Evidence from previous research Actions Results Personnel involved Property of the University

Data collection You may be out of the University for some time Risk assessment

Data collection You may be out of the University for some time Risk assessment Regular communication with supervisors: Deal with issues as they arise Use time wisely: Write methods section whilst involved in ‘doing it’ Make notes for Discussion – strengths and limitations, impact of methods and design

Writing Start now! Learned skill, takes practice Figures and tables can be slotted into

Writing Start now! Learned skill, takes practice Figures and tables can be slotted into thesis Agree the papers that will come from thesis Agree when papers will be written and submitted

Disseminating your work Start now! Learned skill, takes practice Who do you want to

Disseminating your work Start now! Learned skill, takes practice Who do you want to influence? Best medium? When? Internal seminars, Conferences, External meetings Travel fund

Challenges Complex methods, complex projects NHS Trust approval – research sites, governance Project management

Challenges Complex methods, complex projects NHS Trust approval – research sites, governance Project management essential Juggling Networking Negotiation Loneliness

Support for students Supervisors PGR team – PGRSC and administrators Assessors Grad School Research

Support for students Supervisors PGR team – PGRSC and administrators Assessors Grad School Research Student Development Programme GOOD LUCK!