User talk:Itoconnor7
Hi just wanted to introduce myself for the Wikipedia assignment for practice.
Welcome!
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Hello, Itoconnor7, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:
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I work with the Wiki Education Foundation, and help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment. If there's anything I can do to help with your assignment (or, for that matter, any other aspect of Wikipedia) please feel free to drop me a note. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:29, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Medical articles
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When editing articles related about medical-related topics, please bear in mind is that the standards for citations for these is higher than the general standard for sources in Wikipedia articles. Focus more on review articles and less on the latest discoveries. Findings like these are very difficult for a non-expert to put in the proper context without synthesizing a whole body of research literature. While we encourage the use of secondary and tertiary sources in general, this is especially important in medical-related topics. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:29, 4 February 2015 (UTC)