A surgical research masterclass
From surgical idea to real research output.
Most trainees are told research matters. Few are shown how to do it. SuRE closes that gap — a foundation, a method, and a launch pad, built for surgeons by surgeons.
Course intro
A short introduction from the course director
The gap
Knowing research matters isn't the same as knowing how to do it.
"You should get involved in research." "You need a publication." "Go and find a project."
The advice is well-meaning — but between vague instruction and a finished abstract sits a feasible question, a willing supervisor, available data, ethics, methodology, writing, presenting, and the discipline to keep going.
That practical gap is why SuRE exists.
What you'll take away
A foundation, not a shortcut.
Six concrete capabilities that move a project from idea to abstract — and from abstract to manuscript.
Find a feasible question
Turn a clinical observation into a research question that can actually be answered.
Pick the right project
Audit, cohort study, case series, systematic review, Delphi — choose what fits your time and resources.
Work with supervisors
Approach the right mentor, set expectations, and keep momentum across rotations.
Methodology fundamentals
Enough statistics, ethics, and study design to avoid the obvious traps.
Write and present
Structure abstracts, podium talks, and manuscripts that reviewers take seriously.
Actually finish
Project planning, the SuRE Canvas, and the discipline that gets work over the line.
The philosophy
Designed by surgeons,
taught by surgeons,
for surgeons.
SuRE isn't a generic research course with operating language bolted on. It treats surgical research as its own discipline — with its own constraints, its own evidence problems, and its own opportunities.
Course director
A surgeon who has walked this path — and helped others walk it.
SuRE is led by a practising surgeon and clinical researcher with a long record of supervising trainee projects through to abstract, presentation, and publication.
Read the full bio"Most surgical research stalls before it begins—this course gives you a clear path from idea to output."
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