In the fall of 2000, The Emergency Medicine Club was fortunate to have Dr. Reed and Mr. Brown of The Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY) presenting a two-day lecture series.  During this event, the idea of developing a research partnership between SGU and Upstate Medical University was suggested by Dr. Reed and Mr. Brown.  Since that time we have been in continuous contact with these gentleman and are in position to launch this new and exciting endeavor.
         Mr. Brown has taken it upon himself to send us a list of potential research projects that can be carried out here in Grenada or St. Vincent.  The EMC and it’s current officers have been working with Mr. Brown at developing the appropriate steps a student may take in initiating a research topic to be written for potential publishing and presentations at national conventions
          It is the goal of the Emergency Medicine Club to provide SGUSOM with the opportunity to research and publish topics that may positively influence Grenada, the Caribbean region, and perhaps even the world!  The partnership with UMU will also provide our students an avenue to communicate with our fellow medical students and colleagues in the United States.  We believe this endeavor will lead to positive and influential data that may someday create or change current health/medical/EMS policies, and perhaps may even save a life.
           We, the current officers of EMC, would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Reed and Mr. Brown for initiating this partnership between our universities.  We are excited for the future possibilities this will create for all involved.

           Please check back for updated information concerning the research procedures developed by Mr. Brown and the EMC. In addition, please check for future links concerning research and related topics.  Mr. Lawrence Brown has kindly allowed us to post his email address to assist you in any way pertaining to a research project. Feel free to contact him.

 To view the research suggestions established by Mr. Lawrence Brown, download the following MS Word file to your system.

Here is a flow chart nicely constructed by Mr. Lawrence Brown, which addresses the twelve-step model:

1)  People don't necessarily HAVE to contact me or my colleagues,  but we're here if they need us.

2) Students should work with the local faculty advisor to accomplish whatever local IRB requirements necessary BEFORE doing any data collection. (I only need to put things through my IRB if I am substantially involved and will be listed as an author.)

3) The 12-step process I recommend for research is....

 

1 - Pick a topic

2 - Perform a thorough literature search

3 - Develop a specific study question/hypothesis

4 - Determine the type of study (descriptive/survey/RCT/whatever)

5 - Develop the specific study methodology (step by step)

6 - Consult w/ a statistician, perform power calculation/estimate sample size needed

7 - Get IRB (or other necessary) approval(s)

8 - Recruit colleagues to help with data collection

9 - Do a small pilot trial/study to identify problems

10 - Fix things found in step 9, then conduct actual data collection

11 - Analyze the data

12 - Report the findings (abstract/paper presentation/manuscript publication)

THANK YOU AGAIN MR. LAWRENCE BROWN, AND THE MEDICAL STAFF OF UPSTATE MEDICAL CENTER FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ASSIST US IN PROMOTING THIS RESEARCH EFFORT.