FINDING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH

Margo Harkness, Centre for Medical and Health Physics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Involvement in research can provide an interesting and stimulating experience for those involved in clinical diagnostic ultrasound. The research process requires a significant commitment by the individual/s involved, appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities and adequate resources. The resources involved in undertaking a research project can be considerable and are often underestimated. Resource requirements may include the following:

  • time
  • additional personnel
  • additional equipment or extra load on existing equipment
  • consumables
  • incidentals such as transport costs, costs involved with presenting results etc.

Citation
Harkness M. Finding funding for research. ASUM Bulletin 2000.3:11-12.

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