To take part in PRMP, you have to become a member of ISCI. Hence, fill the ISCI Membership form followed by PRMP Application form present on the website.

No, as of now, the membership of ISCI is free of cost.

You'll get confirmation of membership via email.

No, this is a remote mentorship program. Researchers don't need to meet in person.

As of now, no position is a paid one.

We have biannual six-months long rotations; One from January to June and the other from July to December.

For a systematic review, 6-7 hours/week for mentors and mentees (minimum three months).

For observational studies, 6-7 hours/week for mentees (minimum three months) and 3-4 hours/week for mentors.

Yes, you can schedule the weekly calls and task allotment according to your timeline. However, you must meet the major deadlines provided by National Project Heads.

Tentatively, 5 members will be assigned for a systematic review and 2-3 members for an observational study (single center).

Yes

Depending on your time availability and expertise, you can perform meta-analysis, systematic review, observational study (cross-sectional, case-control, cohort), short communication (letter to editor, commentary, etc.), case report, and case series.

National Heads and Project Head will form the groups depending on the topic of interest of researchers mentioned in their PRMP Application form.

Author sequence will be decided based on an independent point based system. These points will be given to researchers by independent third party members. Final say will be of National Heads and Project Head.

Research questions will be decided by mentors and mentees. Mentors will have the final say. Since PRMP is a part of ISCI, the topic should be related to a chronic illness.

If you've started a project, you must see it through completion otherwise, you won't get authorship for your paper nor certificate for successful completion of the PRMP rotation.

Yes, once you have published a paper and are confident with the research project, you must mentor atleast one research group. You can choose the rotation for mentoring according to your timeline.

As of now, the cost of project and publication will be divided equally amongst mentors and mentees of that project.

Till we get clear rules and regulations regarding this, we'll try to avoid cross-country sharing of patient data.

You can submit your manuscript to any PubMed indexed journal decided by mentors and mentees. Mentors will have the final say.

Yes, you can, after taking permission from co-authors.

As of now, you'll get this information from your mentors during your weekly phone calls.

Yes, you can directly contact your National Project Head or Project Head or any mentor regarding this. They'll guide you further.