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Never done research?
This is where you start.

Two free live webinars with Dr. Kaushik, built for medical students and graduates who have never done research and don't know where to begin. Turn a vague topic into a real question, learn the difference between research and quality improvement, then continue into a mentored beginner series.

90+ Students & professionals guided
30+ Publications & presentations
10+ Active projects running
65+ Projects mentored
Why research stays undone

The questions that stop people before they start.

01

"I don't know what to study"

Weeks go by on a vague topic, or one that's already been done. We'll show you how to turn a topic into a real, checkable question.

02

"I have no lab and no mentor"

Case reports, case series, and quality improvement projects need only what you already have access to as a student.

03

"Is this research or quality improvement?"

They look similar and they are not the same. Picking the wrong one means the wrong approval route, or a project nobody can publish.

04

"There's too much free advice and no order"

Scattered videos, no sequence, nobody to ask. We give you one path, start to finish, with a live person to ask.

Built for

Your very first step into research, not your tenth.

Research Wise is for people who haven't started yet. If you already have a project running, our mentored programs like Original Research or Research Catalyst are built for that stage.

  1. 01 You've never done research and don't know where to begin
  2. 02 You want to try it live and free before committing to anything paid
  3. 03 You don't have a lab, a mentor, or a dataset, and that's fine
  4. 04 You want one clear next step, not a pile of unconnected videos
Free live webinars

Two sessions. Everything beginner.

Both are taught live by Dr. Kaushik, about 60 minutes each, built to leave you with one useful thing and a clear next step.

Webinar 1 · Free · Live

How to Generate a Research Idea

  • Turn a vague topic into a question you can study, with PICO
  • Check in minutes whether it's already been done — PubMed, Cochrane, PROSPERO, ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Stress-test an idea with the FINER criteria before you commit weeks to it
  • Match your idea to the right starting study design
Webinar 2 · Free · Live

Quality Improvement Studies

  • Quality improvement vs. research, and why it matters for ethics review
  • The Model for Improvement and PDSA cycles
  • Outcome, process, and balancing measures; reading a run chart
  • Reporting your project with SQUIRE 2.0
What You Leave With
  • A specific, checkable research question of your own
  • A clear answer on whether your idea is research or quality improvement
  • One concrete next step toward your first study
  • Direct access to ask Dr. Kaushik live, in both sessions
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Free live sessions No experience needed. Come with a question, leave with a plan.
After the Webinars

Continue into your first full study.

Three live Sunday sessions take you from the free webinars into an actual project, each led by a mentor who has done it.

Case Reports & Case Series

With Shivani Ravipati. Learn to spot a publishable case, build it from what you already have access to, and get it ready to submit.

Original Studies

With Muhammad Ahmad Barakat. Design and run a first original study, including how to work with the data you can realistically access as a student.

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses

With Muhammad Ahmad Barakat. Pool existing evidence into a rigorous review, a strong first publication that needs no new data collection.

Dates are shared with webinar attendees first.

Beginner Series Investment
$50

One-time payment for all three live Sunday sessions, after you've attended the free webinars. See our Refund & Guarantee Policy for how refunds are handled.

Reserve Your Free Seat
Who's teaching

Researchers who've published. Now helping you do the same.

Kaushik Sreeram
Webinar Host & Research Head

Dr. Kaushik Sreerama Reddy, MBBS

Chief Scientific Officer & CRIST Project Lead · USMLE Wise Research
  • Chief Scientific Officer & CRIST Project Lead, USMLE Wise Research
  • Lead Investigator, Myositis Clinical Trials Consortium
  • Study Lead, MyPACER Study
Shivani Ravipati
Beginner Series · Case Reports & Case Series

Shivani Ravipati

Research & Publications Mentor
  • 5 first-author publications · 1 AHA poster presentation · 8+ co-authored papers
  • IRB-approved clinical trial lead for PRP research
  • Actively guiding IMGs through research, steps and ERAS applications
Muhammad Ahmad Barakat
Beginner Series · Original Studies, Reviews & Meta-Analyses

Muhammad Ahmad Barakat

Medical Student, Caucasus International University
  • 7 published papers · 2 conference papers · 7 co-author posters
  • 200+ students guided to publication across MEDICA SRA & MEDMARK MRMS programs
  • APA PsychSIGN International Student Liaison Research Chair 2026–2027
F.A.Q

Your questions, answered.

No. Research Wise is built specifically for medical students and graduates who have never done research and don't know where to start. Come with a topic you're curious about; you don't need a plan yet.
Yes. Both webinars are free, live, and open to anyone. There's no price or commitment attached to attending.
Reserve your seat anyway. We send the replay and slide notes to everyone who registers, whether or not they attend live.
Research Wise continues into a beginner series: three live Sunday sessions covering case reports and case series, then original studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. It's $50 one-time for all three sessions. Exact dates are shared with webinar attendees first.
Research Wise is the free starting point for people who haven't done research before. Research Cohort Access is a self-paced library for once you already understand the basics and are working on a real project.
Research Wise is built for people who haven't started yet. If you already have a project running, Original Research or Research Catalyst put a mentor directly on that work.

Your first step into research
starts with one free session.

Reserve a free seat in the next live webinar with Dr. Kaushik. No experience, no cost, no commitment.

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