Author name: UPMED Admin

After fifteen years of clinical excellence, Dr. Junaid Rashid’s promotion to Associate Professor was denied due to insufficient research publications. The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) requires clear publication criteria: for Associate Professors, nine eligible research papers, seven during the Assistant Professor tenure, are mandatory, with strict rules on authorship, indexing, and originality. Clinical brilliance alone cannot replace research output. Dr. Junaid’s experience highlights a crucial lesson for Pakistani doctors: research is a skill that must be developed over the years. Starting late can cost promotions, salary increments, and career seniority. Today, he joins a structured research training program to learn step-by-step how to design, conduct, and publish studies efficiently. Start your research journey today. Learn the PMDC publication requirements, plan early, and turn clinical expertise into academic success.

Every Pakistani doctor needs research skills more than ever. With PMDC promotion requirements now including publications, clinical excellence alone is no longer enough for career advancement. Evidence-based medicine demands that doctors stay updated, critically evaluate studies, and apply new knowledge to patient care. Pakistan is underrepresented in international medical literature, and every doctor who publishes adds to the national healthcare evidence base. “The Research Clinic” at UPMED Hospitals, Lahore, guides doctors from beginners to published authors in 120 days, covering topic selection, research proposals, IRB approval, data analysis, manuscript writing, journal selection, and peer review. This practical series empowers doctors at all levels to conduct research confidently and meet modern professional standards.

A comprehensive 120-day research blog series, The Research Clinic: A Doctor’s Journey from Question to Publication, is being launched to help clinicians overcome common research challenges. Through daily, step-by-step guidance, essential skills will be covered, including topic selection and study design, data analysis, manuscript writing (IMRAD), and publication in recognized journals. Designed in a practical, story-based format, this series is ideal for doctors seeking to build strong research and academic careers.