Medical thesis, from synopsis to defence.
We support MD, MS, DNB and DM candidates through every stage of the thesis - synopsis for the ethics committee, methodology design, data analysis, chapter drafts, viva preparation. Subject-matter editors; formatting to your university's (or NBE's) style.
What a medical thesis & dissertation involves
A medical thesis - variously called a medical dissertation, a PG thesis, or a PG dissertation depending on the institution and the programme - is the primary scholarly output of most Indian postgraduate medical programmes: MD, MS, DNB, DM and MCh. It carries weight in final-year assessment, in referee letters for fellowships, and in the publications you can extract from it later. Writing it well is a research exercise, an editorial exercise and a formatting exercise at once, often attempted while the candidate is running a clinical workload.
We work with postgraduate candidates and their guides to shape the thesis from the protocol stage through to the defence. Each engagement is led by an editor with a clinical or research background in the specialty, paired with a statistician where the study design calls for it. The manuscript is written in your voice, under your supervisor's direction; our role is editorial structuring, methodology review, statistical rigour, and conformance to the format prescribed by your university or the National Board of Examinations (NBE).
We do not offer ghost-authorship, do not put our names on your work, and do not promise a specific result on viva day. What we do promise is a thesis that reads as the work of a careful clinician, cites the literature honestly, analyses its data correctly, and meets the formatting expectations of the examining body you are submitting to.
Parts of a thesis engagement can be taken as standalone services when the full thesis is not what you need. If only the synopsis has to clear IEC review, the Research Synopsis & Protocol Writing service is the shorter route. If the analysis is unusually complex (multivariable modelling, survival analysis with competing risks, meta-analysis, propensity-score matching), the Statistical Analysis service runs it as a dedicated engagement. If a systematic or scoping review is the whole output rather than a chapter, the Literature Review service handles it with full PRISMA protocol and registration.
What this covers
- MD and MS theses across clinical and pre-clinical specialties
- DNB thesis (NBE-format) for Diplomate of National Board candidates
- DM and MCh dissertation for super-specialty candidates
- Synopsis writing for institutional ethics committee (IEC) and university approval, integrated into the thesis timeline
- Methodology design and sample size calculation under your study objectives
- Literature review chapter or integrated introduction for the thesis (standalone systematic or scoping reviews go through the Literature Review service)
- Chapter-by-chapter drafting: introduction, review of literature, aims and objectives, materials and methods, results, discussion, summary, bibliography, appendices
- Statistical analysis and interpretation of results using SPSS, R or STATA, with complex designs routed to the Statistical Analysis service
- Tables, figures and flow diagrams in the format your university or the NBE accepts
- Plagiarism and similarity checks via Turnitin or iThenticate prior to submission
- Formatting and binding specifications to your university's thesis manual (margin, line-spacing, citation style, number of copies)
- Viva preparation: anticipated examiner questions, rebuttal of weak points, clarifying figures
How we work on a thesis
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Scoping and protocol
A lead editor reviews your topic, proposed methodology and the timeline set by your institution. We identify whether the study design, sample size, and outcome measures are defensible before any writing begins, and whether the scope fits the ethics committee's typical expectations.
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Synopsis for the IEC and university
We draft the synopsis (usually capped at 2,000 words per ICMR and most university guidelines) to the format your institution requires, with references, timeline, budget and informed consent documents. We revise through the IEC review cycle if clarifications are asked.
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Methodology and statistics
Once the IEC clears the protocol, we work through data collection instruments, case record forms, statistical plan and sample size justification. If the study is interventional, reporting follows CONSORT 2025; if observational, STROBE; if a case series, CARE.
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Chapter drafting and analysis
Each chapter is drafted against your raw data and notes, then iterated with you and your guide. The statistician (where relevant) runs the analysis in SPSS, R or STATA, produces publication-ready tables and figures, and documents the exact tests applied with assumption checks.
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Formatting, similarity check and submission
The final manuscript is formatted to your university's thesis manual or the NBE's format, run through Turnitin or iThenticate with the similarity report supplied alongside the delivery, and prepared in the copy count your institution asks for.
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Viva preparation
Before your defence we go through likely examiner questions, shore up weak points in the methods and discussion, and rehearse the walkthrough of each figure and table. The thesis is yours; we just make sure you are not blindsided on the day.
What you get
- Synopsis file in your institution's format, ready for IEC submission
- Statistical plan with named tests, assumption checks and sample size justification
- Full thesis manuscript, chapter-by-chapter, in your university's or NBE's format
- All tables, figures, and flow diagrams in editable and print-ready versions
- Reference list in Vancouver / ICMJE style (or your university's prescribed style)
- Turnitin or iThenticate similarity report supplied with the final delivery
- Viva preparation notes: likely questions, rebuttals, figure walk-throughs
- Two or more rounds of revision after your supervisor's feedback
Standards we follow
We follow the ICMJE definition of authorship; our role in your thesis is editorial and analytical, documented plainly if you wish to acknowledge it.
Reporting for cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies.
30-item checklist and flow diagram for reporting parallel-group randomised trials; CONSORT 2025 superseded the 2010 statement in April 2025 and adds a new open-science section.
When the thesis includes a case report or a small case series.
Default citation format for medical theses unless your university mandates a different style.
Ethics framework for biomedical and health research involving human participants in India.
Publication ethics framework for authorship, conflicts of interest and research integrity.
Common questions about a medical thesis
My guide expects the thesis to be in my voice. How do you avoid writing it for me?
The thesis is yours and must read as yours. Our role is editorial: you provide the data, your supervisor sets the direction, and we shape the writing, check the statistics, and format the document to your institution's standard. Drafts go back to you and your guide for review between stages - we do not submit anything on your behalf, and we do not claim authorship. If you prefer to acknowledge our editorial support in the thesis, we are listed in the acknowledgements the way a statistician or medical editor normally would be.
Is a PG thesis the same as a medical thesis or a medical dissertation?
In Indian postgraduate medical training the terms are used interchangeably. What MD and MS candidates submit is formally a medical thesis; some universities label the same document a medical dissertation. DNB candidates submit a DNB thesis in NBE format. DM and MCh super-specialty candidates submit a dissertation. All of these are commonly called a PG thesis or PG dissertation in candidate shorthand. We work across every one of them - structure, methods chapter, reference style and formatting vary slightly by programme and institution, but the editorial and statistical standards we apply are the same.
Can you handle the synopsis for my institutional ethics committee (IEC) review?
Yes. Most Indian postgraduate programmes require a synopsis capped around 2,000 words, structured per ICMR's 2017 ethical guidelines and your university's template. We draft the synopsis, prepare the participant information sheet and informed consent in the language your IEC expects, and revise through the IEC review cycle if clarifications are requested. The IEC decision letter and registration remain with you and your institution; we do not represent you to the IEC, we prepare the document.
What happens if my supervisor asks for major revisions after a chapter is drafted?
Supervisor feedback cycles are a normal part of thesis work; we plan for two or more rounds of revision in every engagement. We treat your guide's feedback as direction and implement it in the manuscript; we do not argue with the methodology or conclusions your supervisor has approved. If the feedback requires a substantive re-analysis (e.g., re-running statistics on a corrected data set, restructuring the methods chapter around a new secondary outcome), we re-estimate scope with you before continuing so the engagement stays transparent.
Which citation style will you use - Vancouver, AMA, or something my university prescribes?
Most Indian medical universities and the National Board of Examinations prescribe a Vancouver or ICMJE style with numbered references; a few use a modified Harvard or author-year format. We use whatever your institution's thesis manual specifies; if the manual is silent, we default to Vancouver per ICMJE's Uniform Requirements. Reference management is done in a tool like EndNote, Zotero or Mendeley, and the final bibliography is checked by hand for missing DOIs, wrong page ranges and duplicate entries.
How do you run the plagiarism check and what counts as acceptable similarity?
We run Turnitin or iThenticate before delivery and supply the similarity report with the final thesis. UGC's 2018 Academic Integrity regulations set four levels: up to 10% is Level 0 (minor, no penalty); 10-40% is Level 1 (manuscript withdrawal); 40-60% Level 2 and above 60% Level 3 bring stricter penalties. Core content - abstract, summary, hypothesis, results, conclusions - is held to zero-tolerance regardless of overall percentage. We rewrite any flagged passage beyond a reasonable threshold in your voice, not through sentence-swapping, and cite every borrowed framework.
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No ghost-authorship
Your name, your voice, your work. We do not put our names on your thesis or paper.
No publication guarantees
Peer review is not ours to promise. We make the work stronger; the journal decides.
No fixed turnaround promises
Good research takes the time it takes. We scope honestly, not optimistically.
No shortcuts
No AI paraphrasing to game similarity checks. No plagiarism. No sentence-swapping.
Talk to us about your project.
Send over an abstract, a chapter or a rough outline of what you need. We reply within one working day with a clear scope and a fixed quote, no obligation to proceed.