Developing International Science

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Developing International Science

• WHO Multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes
  (DiaMond)
• 500 Investigators, 70 Countries
• China Project
• 200 Investigators
• Spine and Head Injury Project (SHIP)
• 40 Investigators, 15
  countries
• Global Lower Extremity Amputation Study (GLEA)
• 50 Investigators, 21 Countries
• Supercourse
• 5000 Faculty, 118 Countries

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Practical Guidelines to doing Global Research
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Steps for International Research

• Have a good idea
  (science drives the system)
• Develop a network of global peers
• Face contact is very important

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Cambridge Diabetes Epidemiology Course July, 1999
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Pablo
Nick
Jan
Tom
Simon
Peter
Beverly
Jean-Claude
Ron
Knut
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Different Perceptions
US Researchers Non-US Researchers
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Scientific Publication, Developing Countries
and The Internet
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Problem Underrepresentation
Developing Developed Percent Scientists
24.1 75.9 Percent Articles
1.5 98.5
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Percent of articles in Mainstream Journals
1. U.S. 30.82 2. Japan 8.24 3.
U.K. 7.92 4. Germany 7.18 5. France
5.65 6. Canada 4.30 7. Russia 4.09
8. Italy 3.94 9. Netherlands 2.28 10.
Australia 2.15

• 13. China 1.34
• 17. Taiwan 0.81
• 23. South Korea 0.55
• 34. Hong Kong 0.21
• Thailand 0.09
• Pakistan 0.08
• 43. Malaysia 0.06
• 64. Indonesia 0.01

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Developing Countries Journals/Percent of Total
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Internet and Health Researchin Developing
Countries
Information Superhighway
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Advantages of Internet Science for
Developing Countries
Cheap Fast Continuous Peer Review Able to reach
developed countries Break out from Medline and
Current Contents
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Decline in Medical Libraries in Latin America
(Warren in Balaban IFSE)

• ..60 of medical schools in Latin America had no
  library
• libraries initially had 1000 titles, then down
  to 300, now (1978), less than 30.

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Pedro Urra
National Supercourse
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Pakistan 0.08 of World's publications 0.3
Citation Rate
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Safari
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British Museum
Gilded mummy mask of the lady Katebet. From
Thebes, 1320-1290 B.C.
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Smithsonian
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Safari Research
Herman H., Ali M, Aubert R, Engelgau A, Kenny S,
Gunter E, Malarcher A, Brechner R, Wetterhall S,
DesFano F, Thompson T, Smith P, Badran E, Habib
M, Shakour A., Ibrahim A, Behary M. Diabetes
Mellitus in Egypt Risk Factors and Prevalence.
Diabetic Medicine 1995121126-31
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Articles from Developing Countries, First
Authorship
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How can we foster International Research?

• Networking, Networking, Networking
• Search far and wide for collaborators
• Check out potential collaborators, Google
• them, Med Line, Former students
• Contract, who does what, authorship
• What does each bring to the table
• Dont give away your family jewels