Academic writing in medicine and healthcare

Airazat M Kazaryan^{1

2

3

4}, Martin Hagve^{5

6}, Knut Magne Augestad^{7

8

9

10}, Tom Nordby¹, Bjørn Edwin^{8

11

12}, Waleed Ghanima^{8

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.
² Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Oslo University Hospital - Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.
³ Department of Surgery N1, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia.
⁴ Department of Faculty Surgery N2, I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
⁵ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital in Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
⁶ Research Group for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Tromsø - Norwegian Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway.
⁷ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
⁸ Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Helgeland Hospital Trust, Sandessjøen, Norway.
¹⁰ Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
¹¹ Intervention Center, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
¹² Section for Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
¹³ Department for Hematology and Oncology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.
¹⁴ Department of Research, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.

PMID: 40776907
PMCID: PMC12328435
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1617752

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Academic writing in medicine and healthcare

Airazat M Kazaryan et al. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025.

. 2025 Jul 24:12:1617752.

doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1617752. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Airazat M Kazaryan^{1

2

3

4}, Martin Hagve^{5

6}, Knut Magne Augestad^{7

8

9

10}, Tom Nordby¹, Bjørn Edwin^{8

11

12}, Waleed Ghanima^{8

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.
² Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Oslo University Hospital - Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.
³ Department of Surgery N1, Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia.
⁴ Department of Faculty Surgery N2, I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
⁵ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital in Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
⁶ Research Group for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Tromsø - Norwegian Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway.
⁷ Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
⁸ Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Helgeland Hospital Trust, Sandessjøen, Norway.
¹⁰ Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
¹¹ Intervention Center, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
¹² Section for Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
¹³ Department for Hematology and Oncology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.
¹⁴ Department of Research, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.

PMID: 40776907
PMCID: PMC12328435
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1617752

Abstract

The article highlights factors that can motivate doctors to do medical research. Various types of medical publications are presented. In addition, prerequisites that can contribute to successful publication are described. An overview of trends in research publication is given as well as an explanation of the terms discovery and innovation. The role and importance of research and scientific writing for progress in medicine and healthcare are discussed here. The connection between medical practice and research is also highlighted. Not least, the need for support from supervisors and management in the research and publication process is highlighted.

Keywords: management; motives; practice; publication; recruitment; research.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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