Are Medical Students Inclined to do Research?”

Jimmy, Rosmy; Palatty, Princy Louis; D’Silva, Prajna; Baliga, Manjunath Srinath; Singh, Abhijeet

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2013/6698.3786

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“…Previous studies have documented a decline in the number of physicians-scientists in medical practice [16]. Quite a few studies have already proven a lack of interest as a general trend among medical students, leading to a lack of commitment to publishing an article [1,17]. Even among postgraduates, factors associated with an observed decline in the physician-scientists range from a lack of incentives to inadequate prior exposure to medical research during undergraduate years [18-19].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Research Among Medical Students of Karachi

Bilal¹,

Haseeb²,

Mari³

et al. 2019

Cureus

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IntroductionOur study was meant to assess the knowledge, attitude, and barriers towards research in medical students of Pakistan. By assessing the factors, we aim to increase the role of medical students in research, which will eventually help developing countries like Pakistan to achieve self-reliance in health care.MethodsUndergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy schools of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, were enrolled from February-March 2018 in a cross-sectional, descriptive study using questionnaires to provide details of the parameters of attitude to the knowledge of and barriers towards research for each individual. All data were coded for each of the parameters. Data analyses were performed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)/Tukey and Student’s t-test, Pearson’s correlation, and Chi-squared tests.ResultsA total of 850 questionnaires were received. The overall mean scores of students on attitude, knowledge, and barriers were 69.27 ± 13.44, 70.39 ± 15.67, and 72.46 ± 13.46, respectively; 81.8% of students’ scores fell above the middle of the maximum score for knowledge, but 84.5% of attitude scores came in at below the middle of the maximum score. Undergraduate students had a more positive attitude to research than postgraduate students (69.20 ± 11.10 vs 64.23 ± 10.98; p = 0.002). Male students had a better attitude than females (72.97 ± 20.54 vs 67.09 ± 21.56; p = 0.010). Barriers highlighted by students most significantly included a lack of funding support and preference for instruction over research.ConclusionStudents showed good knowledge of research, but their attitude was not up to the mark. The barriers highlighted suggest a need for a change in the strategies for research. Attention should be paid to inculcate research as part of the student curriculum and to make available incentives, information, and mentors to solve the problems most students face in the field of research.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Research Among Medical Students of Karachi

Bilal¹,

Haseeb²,

Mari³

et al. 2019

Cureus

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“…Overall, medical students viewed research as useful and important to their education [29,30]. However, motivations behind this interest varied from context to context across countries.…”

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Contemporary global perspectives of medical students on research during undergraduate medical education: a systematic literature review

Stone

Dogbey

Klenzak

et al. 2018

Medical Education Online

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Background: The need for increased expertise in evidence-based medicine and concerns about the decreasing numbers of physician-scientists have underscored the need for promoting and encouraging research in medical education. The critical shortage of physician-scientists has assumed a dimension demanding a coordinated global response. This systematic review examined the perceptions of medical students regarding research during undergraduate medical school from a global perspective. Methods: Articles for this review were searched using PubMed, SCOPUS and Cochrane. Studies published within the last 10 years of the start date of the study that met specified criteria were included. Identified articles were initially screened by title as well as keywords and their abstracts were further screened to determine relevance. Full-text of screened articles were read for validation prior to inclusion. Results: A total of 26 articles from the literature met the set criteria for final inclusion. Contents of the abstracts and corresponding full-text articles were analyzed for themes on the research perspectives of medical students. The themes derived comprised: research interest, physician-scientist decline and shortage, responses to physician-scientist shortage, curriculum issues, skills (motivation and self-efficacy), research needs, socioeconomic and cultural issues, and barriers. Conclusion: Despite the wide variations in medical education systems worldwide, the perspectives of medical students on research in undergraduate medical education shared many common themes. Globally, medical students underscored the necessity and importance of research in medical education as reflected by many students reporting positive attitudes and interest in research endeavors. Moreover, a worldwide consensus emerged regarding the decline in the numbers of physician-scientists and the necessity for a reversal of that trend. Various barriers to research engagement and participation were highlighted.

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“…This discrepancy between countries in the developing and developed world is not unexpected because medical students in developing countries are subject to more challenges and barriers in research activities. These challenges may include (1) a lack of proper infrastructure and research environment, (2) a lack of funding, and (3) a lack of accessibility to mentors [4,[16][17].…”

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Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medical Students’ Research Output in Five Developing Countries

Shareef

Obad

Salah

et al. 2020

Cureus

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The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the quantity and quality of medical students' research output in Gulf Cooperation Council countries to aid in developing strategies to improve research output. MethodsAbstracts presented by medical students in Gulf Cooperation Council countries were subject to analysis. Abstracts that propagated into full-length articles underwent further demographic analysis, in which data regarding the type of study, the field of study, country of origin, mode of presentation, and journal's impact factor were collected. A total of 798 abstracts were surveyed, with 19% (n=155) of the abstracts submitted by Gulf Cooperation Council countries progressing into full-length publications. The average impact factor for Gulf Cooperation Council country publications was found to be 1.85 ± 0.26 (standard error). Countries that recorded the highest conversion rates were, in descending order, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Moreover, basic biomedical and clinical research topics were more likely to be published in comparison with community-oriented and medical education-related topics. ConclusionsEffective efforts to encourage more medical student research output in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (with a focus on qualitative analysis) should be promoted in order to achieve publication rates comparable with those reported by developed countries.

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Are Medical Students Inclined to do Research?”

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Research Among Medical Students of Karachi

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Research Among Medical Students of Karachi

Contemporary global perspectives of medical students on research during undergraduate medical education: a systematic literature review

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medical Students’ Research Output in Five Developing Countries

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