Course Open: April 21-June 5, 2020
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 28, 30, May 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 and 26, 2020; 2:00-3:00 pm ET (USA)
Course RTS Times in Your Area: World Clock Converter Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate course will be open to VIN members and is geared towards interns, residents, and house officers actively interested in clinical scientific writing. Veterinarians and veterinary students are welcome to attend.
VIN CE Course: Open to VIN members. This course does not qualify for AAVSB RACE approval. Course Information:
This interactive course will introduce young investigators into the art of writing biomedical research papers. Each session will cover different components of the scientific paper, grammar, syntax, word choices etc. Participants will be encouraged to submit sections of manuscripts on which they are currently working, for illustrative editing by the course instructor. One session will be dedicated to dealing with reviewer comments. Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the participant should have a reasonable grasp of writing styles and rationales behind various writing approaches. Week 1 - Tuesday (Real Time Session April 28, 2020): Grammar and Syntax
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 1 - Thursday (Real Time Session April 30, 2020): The Title
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 2 - Tuesday (Real Time Session May 5, 2020): The Introduction
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 2 - Thursday (Real Time Session May 7, 2020): The Methods
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 3 - Tuesday (Real Time Session May 12, 2020): The Results
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 3 - Thursday (Real Time Session May 14, 2020): The Discussion
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 4 - Tuesday (Real Time Session May 19, 2020): Figures and Tables
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 4 - Thursday (Real Time Session May 21, 2020): Dealing with reviewers
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Week 5 - Tuesday (Real Time Session May 26, 2020): Posters and Abstracts
Presenter: Mark Rishniw
Format: Audio
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate. Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course. About the Presenter:
Mark Rishniw graduated from the School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne in 1987. He completed his MS in veterinary science in 1994 at Washington State University. He also completed a residency in cardiology at the University of California at Davis in 1996. He was Chief of Cardiology at Cornell University from 1997 to 2000. He completed a PhD in Physiology in 2009. He has taught courses on biostatistics and scientific writing to students and clinicians at Cornell, Italy and Russia. Total CE Credit: 0
Tuition: FREE to VIN members - interns, residents, house officers, veterinary students, and veterinarians. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on April 28, 2020 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached. *For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center. To Enroll:
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration. To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll for a course on behalf of another individual.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357