lay-summary-for-cross-disciplinary-teams

1> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
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3# Lay Summary for Cross-Disciplinary Teams
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5Converts technical research into a structured summary that clinical, wet-lab,
6bioinformatics, product, and management teams can rapidly read and act on.
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8## Position in the Research Pipeline
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10This skill sits **midstream**:
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12- **Upstream** (should exist first): Clear research question, defined objectives,
13  structured results, result narrative
14- **This skill**: Translates that clarified content for non-specialist readers
15- **Downstream** (natural next steps): Slide Deck for Lab Meeting, Graphical
16  Abstract Generator, Reviewer Response Drafter
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18If the user's research content is still vague or unstructured, prompt them to
19clarify objectives and key findings first. A lay summary built on unclear input
20will sound smooth but be factually imprecise — worse than no summary.
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24## Step 1 — Gather Input
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26Ask the user to provide any of:
27- Abstract, introduction, or results section
28- Key findings in their own words
29- A study summary or internal report
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31Also ask: **Who is the primary audience?**
32- `mixed` (default) — all teams listed
33- `clinical` — clinicians, medical staff
34- `wet-lab` — bench scientists, experimentalists
35- `bioinformatics` — computational scientists, data analysts
36- `product` — product managers, translational teams
37- `management` — leadership, funders, executives
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