Engaging medical students in problem-based search and study of the biomedical literature

Science Scholars: Integrating Scientific Research Into Undergraduate Medical Education Through a Comprehensive Student-Led Preclinical Elective

“…While medical education aims to familiarize future physicians with evidence-based knowledge and approaches, medical curricula in general are not structured to produce actively engaged scientists and therefore, medical trainees are often insufficiently prepared for writing scientific papers and grant proposals, presenting data, and communicating science. 1 This lack of educational emphasis and mentoring opportunities has translated into a trend towards the inevitable decline in the physician-scientist workforce. Between 2003 and 2012, the number of physician-scientists under the age of 60 declined, while the number of those aged 61 or older increased.…”