Meta-Analysis Masterclass — Research Consultancy

Why join

What you walk away with

This is a working masterclass, not a lecture series. By the end you can run a meta-analysis yourself — and you have mentors who help you turn it into a publication.

A mentored project after class

Every student is paired with a mentor and a real meta-analysis project once the workshop ends — the goal is a published paper with your name on it.

Hands-on with the software

You practise the actual meta-analysis tools live, alongside mentors — screen-shared, step by step, until the analysis runs on your machine.

Mentors at top U.S. institutions

Connect directly with research mentors working at leading institutions in the United States — the relationships that open doors later.

A CV built for the Match

Learn how to publish and how to position your research so your CV stands out for the U.S. Residency Match and fellowship applications.

Curriculum

Three days, end to end

Day one grounds you in the statistics so nothing later feels like a black box. Day two builds the review and gets the software running. Day three is pure hands-on analysis — through to how the paper gets published.

Day 1Sept 11 · Theory & statistics fundamentals

Statistics from the ground up

Distributions, p-values and confidence intervals — the core ideas every analysis rests on, explained plainly.

Effect measures that matter

Odds ratios, risk ratios and mean differences — what they mean, when to use each, and how they're combined.

Evidence & study design

Systematic reviews vs. meta-analyses, the PICO question, and what actually makes studies poolable.

Day 2Sept 12 · Building the review & setup

Searching & screening

Building a search, screening with PRISMA, and pulling clean, structured data out of the literature.

Data extraction

Turning study results into the numbers a meta-analysis needs — done carefully and reproducibly.

Software setup, live

Install and configure the meta-analysis software with mentors so everyone starts day three ready to run.

Day 3Sept 13 · Analysis & publishing

Pooling & forest plots

Fixed vs. random effects, building forest plots, and reading what they tell you — hands-on.

Heterogeneity & bias

Interpret I², run subgroup and sensitivity analyses, and check publication bias with funnel plots.

From analysis to publication

Writing it up, picking a journal, and optimising the work for your CV and the Match.

Live each day from 5:00–11:00 AM US CST, on Zoom.

Mentorship

The class is where it starts — not where it ends

The workshop teaches you the method. The mentorship is what gets your name into a journal.

Every student gets a project

Not just top performers — every participant is assigned a real meta-analysis project and a mentor after the workshop.

The goal is a publication

Mentors guide you from analysis to a manuscript built for submission — the kind of authorship that moves an application.

Mentors at U.S. institutions

You work directly with researchers based at top institutions in the United States.

Every student

is mentored on a meta-analysis project after class — with publication as the goal.

One mentor and a real project, for everyone enrolled

Guidance from search and analysis through to writing

Authorship aligned with ICMJE criteria

U.S. Residency Match

Why meta-analysis moves the needle

For international medical graduates, research is one of the few parts of the application you can still build right now. Meta-analysis is the fastest credible way in — it needs no lab, no funding, and no clinical site, just method and mentorship.

A well-run meta-analysis becomes a real publication, an abstract you can present, and a talking point in interviews. It signals exactly what programs screen for: that you can ask a question, analyse data, and write it up.

That's why this workshop ends with a mentored project rather than a certificate. The skill matters — but the paper is what programs see.

What this adds to your application

A peer-reviewed publication you can list on ERAS

A conference abstract to present

A method you can repeat for more papers

Mentor relationships at U.S. institutions

A CV that reads like a researcher's

Faculty

Learn from people who publish

Mentors who have published in high-impact-factor journals and taught research courses globally.

Shahzeb Khan, MD

Asst. Prof, Cardiology

Dallas, TX, USA

400+ publications

Kaneez Fatima, MD

Research Fellow

Dallas, TX, USA

170 publications

Shariq Usman, MD

Cardiology Fellow

Dallas, TX, USA

130+ publications

Tariq Siddiqi, MD

IM Resident

Dallas, TX, USA

130+ publications

Learn from experts who have published in high-impact-factor journals and taught courses globally — and who mentor you on your own project once the class is over.

No prior research experience needed

Reserve your seat

Pay online to lock in your spot — or email us your name and institute. Either way we'll send the Zoom details before Sept 11.

STEP 1

Reserve your seat with card, or email your name and institute.

STEP 2

We confirm your place for Sept 11–13 and share the Zoom link.

STEP 3

Join live — then start your mentored meta-analysis project.

Pay & reserve your seat

or register by email

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