Health Equity Research Accelerator

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Research Process

These are the steps to publish research:

  • Idea: Have an idea of what research you want to do. Is there a lived experience, innovative idea, or interesting perspective that you want people to know about.
  • Background research: Conduct research. Find more about the chosen topic. Who is studying this? What types of tools did they use? What are the challenges? What is missing?
  • Mentorship and planning: Find a mentor to help narrow down and plan your research. What is the feasibility of your idea? How long will it take? What do you need?
  • Design and prepare: Work with your mentor to design and prepare your research. Do you need IRB approval? What tools do you need? What type of study are you doing?
  • Data collection and analysis: Collect your data. What data collection are you planning on using? How are you going to analyze this data? Discuss findings. Decide scope and focus.
  • Write up: Outline your paper. Find a journal that would best fit your research paper. Write your paper to fit those specs.
  • Submit, revise, publish: Submit research. Add references in specified journal format. Write a cover letter to provide context and relevance for paper.

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Designing a DEI Research Question

  • What is the type of DEI research?
    • What type of DEI research am I interested in?
    • Who is my research for?
    • Who would be most interested in this?
    • What do I want to say/cite/claim at the end of this?
  • Where to get your ideas?
    • Lived experiences – clinical cases, medical school experiences
    • Historical/extent framing – literature review, meta-analysis
    • New innovations – perspective, innovation report, editorial
    • Expertise – peer-reviewed curriculum, handbook, book chapter
  • Finding a model study
    • Who else is studying this? Who else cares about this?
    • Is anyone already looking or investigating?
    • What tools are they using? Which ones are valid?

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Finding Mentorship

Search GUFaculty360 for possible faculty mentors (results will include Main, Med, and Law)

  1. Open GUFaculty360
  2. Login with your GU NetID
  3. Add a keyword or two in the search box
  4. Select the box for “Available for Mentoring”
  5. Click “Search”

Using PubMed to Find Published Research from Georgetown and MedStar Affiliates

  1. Open this PubMed Link
  2. Add your search terms after the parenthesis and click Search

Publishing and Finding the Right Journal

Ways to Jumpstart Your Research

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