Research guides for medical students

Straight, practical answers from the doctors who teach the 100-Hour Research Protocol. Written for MBBS students and young doctors starting from zero.

• Best research courses and programs for medical students (2026)

  Research courses and mentorship programs for medical students and IMGs, scored on 10 published criteria with sources you can check: Tau Square, PIMG, Meta-Analysis Academy, USMLE Wise, CIBNP, The Good Research Project, AARA, Johns Hopkins, Cochrane, NIH, Harvard, The Match Guy and Med School Insiders.

  Updated 24 October 2026 · 34 min read

• How to publish a research paper as a medical student

  A step-by-step guide for medical students and IMGs anywhere: choosing your first project, ethics and PROSPERO, ICMJE authorship, avoiding predatory journals, and building research that counts for the Match.

  Updated 20 October 2026 · 16 min read

• Is RevMan free in 2026? RevMan Web vs RevMan 5 vs R for your first meta-analysis

  Is RevMan free in 2026? Only for Cochrane authors and Research4Life countries. Student price, the India answer, RevMan 5 and RevMan vs R, checked October 2026.

  Updated 25 October 2026 · 18 min read

• How to do a systematic review as a medical student (even without a mentor)

  Can you do a systematic review alone? A step-by-step guide for medical students and IMGs: hours per step, topic checks, PROSPERO, ethics in India, tools and AI.

  Updated 25 October 2026 · 23 min read

• What is a Cochrane review? Cochrane vs non-Cochrane systematic reviews (2026)

  A Cochrane review is a systematic review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. What counts, how to publish one in 2026, and CV wording.

  Updated 25 October 2026 · 18 min read