title: Twelve tips for supervising research students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research supervision is a task that requires a set of abilities and skills. Many academics begin research supervision as novices and develop their abilities and skills through experience over time.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aim to provide advice about research supervision to prospective supervisors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used critical reflection of our experiences, including feedback received from students under supervision as well as advice from the literature to develop these tips.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve tips are presented to assist faculty with research supervision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research supervision is an important component of many medical academics' work. Beginning supervisors need to understand the dynamics and practicalities of supervision before they embark on this process.
authors.affiliation: Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Education Centre, Perth, Australia. zarrin.siddiqui@uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Zarrin Seema
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Diana R D
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jonas-Dwyer
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012106:Research / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012107:Research Design; D013337:Students, Medical