"Young Researchers school" + "English for Researchers"

This offer is an integration of the programs "Young Researchers school" and "English for Researchers".

In the first Module the Young Researchers school welcoms everyone who wants to make first steps in science. Now it has a new format with a modified and refined educational program. 

If you want to start researcher career, but don't know where to start, then you should choose this program! Young researchers, members of the Scientific Society of Young Scientists and Students of the Volgograd State Medical University, multiple winners of international conferences and forums, holders of a number of awards and scholarships for achievements in research activities will conduct master classes and trainings on the basics of scientific knowledge specially for you. In addition, you will have the opportunity to listen to the lectures of outstanding scientists, vice-rectors and professors of VolgSMU and ask them questions. 

The result of the training program of the school of young researchers will be the first scientific work of students, the development of their soft-skills in the search for reliable information, working with proven literary sources and databases, the design of scientific articles and rules of public speaking, as well as writing projects for International youth forums of grant support for young people. 

You can find out more about the program below. 

Module 2. As today the opportunities of  integrating into scientific and academic medical community are expanding (through involvement in international research projects, inter-university exchange programmes, conferences and symposiums) specific skills and qualifications, which enable medical under- and postgraduates to use a second language as a tool for carrying out research and academic activities,  are gaining top priority.

The purpose of this programme is 
• to familiarize students with the international IMRAD format of writing research papers, the guidelines for developing summaries and abstracts in English, to acquire and master speech formulas and patterns specific to them;
• to provide information on and practice the rules, standards, and  clichés for making an oral presentation and a poster presentation at an international conference; 
• to introduce the main requirements for the development and oral examination of various research projects (Research Proposal, Thesis Development and Viva Voce/Oral Examination).

On completing this course you will
• become aware of the main rules and discourse formulas used in scientific and academic medical communication;
• gain experience and proficiency in using them in spoken and written research and academic  communication activities;
• develop skills in writing an English-language research paper, summary, abstract, and expertise in providing an oral or poster presentation at a conference;
• adjust to the conventions shared by the global scientific medical community.

The cost of training of this integrated program is 15,000 rubles.
Note: Accommodation, travel expenses, meals and medical insurance are not included in the tuition fee. 

Please note that the formation of the group will be carried out with the recruitment of at least 6 people.

Расписание занятий

MODULE 1

July 19, 2021 

9:00-11:00  - ZOOM-lecture (Head of the research support department, Ph.D., associate professor L.I. Kondakova) «Current trends in medical sciences» 

11:00-11:30 - break 

11:30-13:00 – master-class «The art of science» 

13:00-13:30 - lunch-break 

13:30-14:30 - practicing acquired skills 

July 20, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture (Executive secretary of the quarterly scientific-practical journal «Journal of VolgSMU», PhD, associate professor of Pharmacology and Bioinformatics Department V.S. Sirotenko) "Features of publication in journals included in the list of the higher attestation commission and Scopus» 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 – master-class «Article structure, features of the design of research results» 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch-break 

13:30 - 14:30 - practicing acquired skills 

July 21, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture (Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs, Head of the Department of Histology, Embryology, Cytology of Volgograd State Medical University, Federal expert of the All-Russian Competition of youth projects Federal Agency for youth affairs Rosmolodezh, candidate of medical sciences, associate Professor V.L. Zagrebin) «Grant activities and social engineering» 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 - master-class "Literature search and international databases» 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch-break 

13:30 - 14:30 - practicing acquired skills 

July 22, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture (specialist of the Department of research support, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Normal Physiology Department A.N. Doletsky) «Medical statistics and Evidentiary Standards» 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 - master-class «International conferences and internships» 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch-break 

13:30 - 14:30 - practicing acquired skills 

July 23, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture (patent lawyer of Volgograd State Medical University S.A. Kostenko) «Intellectual property law» 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 – master-class "Processing of research results» 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch-break 

13:30 - 14:30 - practicing acquired skills 

MODULE 2

26 июля    Ознакомление с международным форматом написания научных статей (Organization of a Research Paper: The IMRAD Format) (6 часов) 

27 июля    Аннотация на английском языке (Writing an Abstract (Summary)). Основные речевые формулы и фразы, используемые при написании аннотации. Написание рецензий и комментариев на английском языке (Review writing & commentary writing). (6 часов) 

28 июля   Основные приемы, применяемые при переводе медицинских научных статей. Перевод сложных терминов, сокращений и аббревиатур. (6 часов) 

29 июля   Правила составления и предъявления устной презентации и постерного  доклада на международной конференции на английском языке (A Poster Presentation). Используемые в презентациях и построенных докладах речевые клише. Правила составления и предъявления презентации PowerPoint на международной конференции на английском языке (A PowerPoint Presentation). Используемые в презентациях PowerPoint речевые клише. (6 часов) 

30 июля   Ознакомление с требованиями к разработке и защите исследовательских проектов (Research Proposal, Thesis Development and Oral Examination). (6 часов) 

31 июля   Оформление заявки на грант на английском языке (Project Grant Applications). Правила оформления резюме на английском языке (структурно-композиционные особенности, речевые формулы, используемые при написании резюме) (Writing an effective academic CV)