Must know concepts in Research-1

This presentation is part 1 of a 2 part series on Must know Concepts in research.

This lecture discusses the concepts of estimating the sample size, which must be considered when planning an analytical study.
Investigators involved in clinical, epidemiological, or translational research have the drive to publish their results so that they can extrapolate their findings to the population. This begins with the preliminary step of deciding the topic to be studied, the subjects, and the type of study design. In this context, the researcher must determine how many subjects would be required for the proposed study. Thus, the number of individuals to be included in the study, i.e., the sample size, is an important consideration in the design of many clinical studies.

Dr. Rao has a stellar career with numerous achievements

• Recipient of the Tamil Nadu Young Women’s Scientist Award in the field of Medical Sciences for the year 2004.
• Recipient of the Fogarty Fellowship, Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics of University of Berkeley, California (USA) as a research scholar
• Fellowship in the field of oral pathology and oral medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (USA).
• Recipient of the best Teacher award, awarded by The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 2012, for outstanding contribution to the advancement of Dental Sciences
• Recipient of Fellowship of Indian Society of Dental Research (Indian Division of International Association of Dental Research) and Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists for outstanding contribution to the field of Dental Sciences
• Delivered guest lectures in National and International forums and has well over ninety publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals.
• Faculty in several workshops on Research methodology for post-graduate and research scholars in many institutions and is currently recognized Ph.D. guide and co-guide by Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University