Building Global Research Collaborations: From Local Questions to International Teams

5 · Work across borders · IJMS Research-to-Publication Lab

Building Global Research Collaborations: From Local Questions to International Teams

17 April 2027 · Saturday · 14:00–15:30 UTC · Free online session

Intention. Explore how student teams can form equitable, reliable collaborations that are driven by a good question rather than a long list of names.

What you will take away

  • Define complementary roles, decision rights, and authorship expectations early.
  • Plan communication, data stewardship, and ethics across settings.
  • Keep a distributed project moving when resources and calendars differ.

Why this matters for medical students

Global teams can add perspectives and reach, but they need fairness and dependable coordination. Students can practice those habits before a project grows.

Applied activity: Map roles and a short collaboration charter for a sample project.

People behind the session

Meet the contributor. Chioma Maryann Udeh brings student editorial leadership, conference coordination, and hands-on research teamwork to this conversation.

Chioma Maryann Udeh

Medical student, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria · IJMS student editorial team

Chioma has supported WCMSR abstract management, student editorial leadership, and ongoing research projects involving methodology, data collection, and ethics documentation. She is building a research portfolio while helping teams coordinate their work—a candid, useful stage of the journey for many students.

Why her perspective helps: international collaboration depends on clear roles, ethical preparation, and communication long before a paper is published.

How to join

We plan to meet on Zoom and share the session through the IJMS YouTube channel. The access link, detailed agenda, and any registration instructions will be posted once confirmed. No fee or CME credit is advertised.

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