Biomedical and Clinical Research
Observational Studies · Clinical Trials · Case Reports and Series · Digital Health · AI and Devices
Health Systems and Services
Geospatial · Workforce · Utilization · Referral · Care Pathways · Quality
Epidemiology and Population Health
Descriptive · Analytical · Surveillance · Risk factors · Community Health Pilots
Health Economics and Policy
Cost-Effectiveness · Cost–Utility · Cost–Benefit · Budget Impact · Resource Allocation
Terms and Conditions
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Eligibility and Selection
The program is open to biomedical and healthcare students and professionals from any country. Each project has specific eligibility requirements, responsibilities, available positions, and expected time commitment.
An active microscopIA membership is required to apply. Membership does not guarantee acceptance. Applications are reviewed based on the applicant’s academic and professional background, relevant experience, skills, and overall fit with the specific project requirements and available positions.
microscopIA will select participants whose qualifications and experience most closely align with the needs and objectives of each project.
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Membership and Financial Model
Membership fees are reinvested into the research program to support microscopIA staff, including epidemiologists, engineers, and data scientists, and to cover approved publication fees associated with resulting manuscripts. microscopIA will cover approved article-processing charges for the anticipated manuscript.
Participants will not be required to personally pay approved publication fees. This model is intended to support a financially self-sustainable research infrastructure while maintaining scientific independence, transparency, and rigor in evidence generation.
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Training, Participation, and Time Commitment
Selected participants will receive structured training in the specific tasks required for the study. Participation is remote and does not require a fixed working schedule. Participants should expect to contribute approximately 3–7 hours per week, depending on the project stage and assigned responsibilities.
microscopIA will keep mandatory meetings to a minimum. The research team may organize additional meetings when necessary to review progress, coordinate activities, or address operational needs.
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Research Responsibilities and Team Governance
Participants are expected to complete their assigned activities accurately, follow the study protocol and training procedures, maintain appropriate documentation, and comply with applicable confidentiality and scientific-integrity requirements. The expected outputs and responsibilities for each participant will be clarified following completion of the initial training.
The team must designate a leader who will coordinate progress, assign or adjust operational tasks, make day-to-day decisions required for the effective conduct of the project, and report updates to the principal investigators.
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Affiliations, Authorship, and Publication
Each participant may declare a maximum of two institutional affiliations in connection with the project. Contributions to manuscripts and other research outputs will be recognized according to documented scientific contributions and applicable authorship standards.
A preprint of the resulting manuscript will be provided to participants when permitted by the agreements established with the other investigators and collaborators. If those agreements do not permit distribution of a preprint while the manuscript is undergoing peer review, microscopIA will provide participants with a certificate documenting their research participation and contribution for curriculum and professional-development purposes.
As part of the research dissemination process, participants will collectively select one team member to present the project at an international scientific congress, when an appropriate congress opportunity is available and the work is accepted for presentation.
Participation or membership alone does not guarantee authorship, publication, journal acceptance, indexing, or conference acceptance. Approved publication fees associated with the anticipated manuscript will be covered by microscopIA and will not be charged to participants.