Free lesson · Research Accelerator
Turn an interest into a feasible review.
Every strong meta-analysis starts with a question that is answerable, useful, and doable. Watch the week 1 lesson, review the core methods vocabulary with flashcards, then test yourself with practice questions.
Turn an interest into a feasible systematic review
Every strong meta-analysis starts with a question that is answerable, useful, and doable. Watch the week 1 lesson, review the core methods vocabulary with flashcards, then test yourself with practice questions.
Week 1: From interest to a feasible review question
How to frame an intervention question with PICO, test its scope against existing reviews and your resources, and plan your first two sessions.
Preview lesson with automated narration. A version recorded by Dr. Dave will replace it.
Lesson flashcards
20 cards
Practice questions
11 questions
Question 1 of 11
“Among adults with type 2 diabetes, does a structured exercise program, compared with usual care, lower HbA1c?” Which part of this question is the outcome?
Keep going
You have the first step. Now take your question all the way to submission.
In the Research Accelerator, you work through all 16 weeks one-on-one with your research mentor: 32 sessions, a deliverable every week, and a plan built to end with a submission-ready manuscript that you write as the author.
- Week 3: Write the protocol
- Week 4: Register on PROSPERO and build your search concepts
- Week 5: Design the search strategy
- Week 6: Run the searches, manage references, deduplicate
- Week 7: Title and abstract screening with dual reviewers
- …through meta-analysis in R, GRADE, writing, and journal submission in week 16
Tuition $6,500 · 16 weeks · 32 one-on-one sessions
Every student's path is different. ProMed United provides education and mentorship; we do not guarantee admission, exam scores, residency match outcomes, or publication.
Have a topic in mind?
Tell us what you are curious about and where you are in training. We will reply with honest feedback on whether it could work as a systematic review.