For Medical Residents

Research Mentorship for Medical Residents in Pakistan

PMDC aligned mentorship for the FCPS research pathway, from your first synopsis draft through DRC, ERC, and college approval, to publication.

The Pathway

Four stages, the same order every time.

FCPS research follows a fixed sequence, and each stage has its own standard to clear before the next one will accept the work. We mentor through all four, so the synopsis that reaches the college is one built to survive DRC and ERC review, not one that has to be reworked at every stage.

DRC

Departmental Research Committee

Your synopsis is reviewed and approved at the departmental level before it goes any further. This is where a vague or unfocused research question gets caught first, and where it is cheapest to fix.

ERC

Ethical Review Committee

Ethical approval for the study design, consent process, and data handling. A synopsis that was not built with ERC requirements in mind from the start tends to bounce back here, costing weeks.

Synopsis Approval

College Level Review

Synopsis approval at the college level. This is the stage that turns a departmental research idea into a formally recognised FCPS research project.

Publication

Thesis Completion & Publication

Data collection, analysis, thesis writing, and preparation for the publication requirement that completes the FCPS research component.

Mapped To A Year

A realistic twelve month pipeline.

Three months per stage, with one built in revision cycle before each stage hands off to the next. Exact pacing still depends on your own hospital's committee calendar, but this is the structure we mentor against from day one.

Months 1 to 3

DRC Approval Departmental Research Committee

Months 4 to 6

ERC Approval Ethical Review Committee

Months 7 to 9

Synopsis Approval Approval College Level Review

Months 10 to 12

Publication & Submission Thesis Completion & Publication

Aligned To Your Institution's Standard