Research Project Mentorship Session with Dr Nidhi Mahlawat

Have a research idea but need help turning it into a feasible project? This session is designed for medical students, postgraduate residents, and early-career researchers.

We can discuss research questions, objectives, study design, feasibility, literature gaps, outcome measures, sample-size considerations, data-collection planning, and the next steps for protocol development.

Before booking: share your specialty, proposed research question, and current project stage.

Outcome: clearer research direction and a practical plan for progressing your project.Have a research idea but need help deciding how to develop it into a feasible academic or clinical research project?

This focused session is for medical students, postgraduate residents, clinicians and early-career researchers who need guidance on a specific research question or methodological challenge.

What We Can Discuss

• Refining a research question
• Developing aims and objectives
• Selecting an appropriate study design
• Assessing feasibility and identifying practical limitations
• Identifying relevant literature and potential research gaps
• Defining variables and outcome measures
• Planning data collection
• Understanding the next steps in protocol development

Suitable For

• Researchers at the idea or planning stage
• Postgraduate residents deciding how to approach a project
• Medical students interested in undertaking research
• Researchers who need a second perspective on their project plan

Before the Session

Please share your research topic or preliminary idea, your current stage and one or two questions you want to resolve.

Session Outcome

You will receive focused guidance, recommendations relevant to your question and a clear next step for progressing your research.

For a comprehensive review of an established protocol, detailed project planning or multiple complex methodological questions, book the 60-minute session or the dedicated protocol review service.

Note: Advice is based on the information provided and does not replace institutional ethics review, supervisor approval or specialist statistical consultation where required.