Perceptions, barriers, and practices of medical research among students at Taibah College of Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Noorelahi, Muatasim; Soubhanneyaz, Abdulrahman A; Kasim, Khaled

doi:10.2147/amep.s83978

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“…This was different from our study where the number of female students who had started their own researches was significantly higher than the male students. However this was consistent with the study conduct on students of Taibah college of Medicine in Saudi Arabia and showed a higher research practice among female students (11).…”

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Effect of integrating research skills in the medical curriculum: a comparative cross sectional study on students’ research practices and their perception at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Ayuob¹,

Banjari²,

AlMarghoub³

et al. 2016

EIMJ

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Background: Health research plays a vital role in promoting medical students' interest in academic medical careers, and increases their postgraduate research productivity. Scientific research skills were integrated into the developed medical curriculum implemented at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in 2006-2007 and its impact on students' research practices was not assessed till now. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of integrating scientific research skills into the medical curriculum on research practices and perception among senior medical students at KAU. Subjects and methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at the KAU in the academic year 2014-2015. A validated questionnaire was distributed to all the sixth year medical students (n = 307) and 60% (n = 184) of them responded. Data was analysis by using the Statistical Package of Social Science. Results: About 51% of the students have started their own research projects and 17% have completed and published their articles, 14.7% of them got accepted manuscript for publication. Career progression (75%) was the main students' motive to conduct research and the lack of dedicated time for research was the most reported obstacle to participate in research (73.4%). Students reported that inclusion of one-month rotation dedicated for research in the internship will enhance their research activity (68.5%) and agreed that research publication will greatly improve their postgraduate acceptance chances (95.1%). Conclusion: A large percent of KAU senior medical students have started their research project but only small percent succeed to complete it. Providing dedicated time for conduction research, more research opportunities and devoted supervisors are recommended to further boost students' involvement in research.

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Effect of integrating research skills in the medical curriculum: a comparative cross sectional study on students’ research practices and their perception at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Ayuob¹,

Banjari²,

AlMarghoub³

et al. 2016

EIMJ

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“…5 In this context, several authors have addressed the status of research in the medical undergraduate program; however, in Latin America, there is still a lack of studies related to the perception of research and the interest in developing a professional career linked to it. 4,[8][9][10][11][12][13] Regarding stomatology, studies carried out in a Peruvian university reported low scientific productivity at undergraduate level, 14 although participating students considered research important for the pursuit of knowledge. 15 The situation is similar in Cuba, where a study conducted on stomatology students regarding the perception of research training revealed that all the participating students considered scientific research important to foster further developments in the field.…”

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Socio-educational factors associated to perception of research among stomatology students in a Cuban university

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Resumen: Introducción: La investigación en el pregrado constituye una forma importante de preparar a los futuros profesionales para encauzar sus inquietudes científicas y la labor asistencial. Sin embargo, se desconocen los factores que influyen en la participación de los estudiantes en investigación. Objetivo: Determinar los factores socioeducativos asociados a la percepción de la investigación en estudiantes de estomatología de una universidad cubana. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio transversal-analítico, realizado en 166 estudiantes de estomatología. Los participantes recibieron un cuestionario anónimo, validado y autoadministrado para recoger información sobre la percepción de la investigación científica, que incluyó elementos relacionados con la redacción, la participación, la publicación científica y el interés de hacer una carrera de investigación en el futuro. A los que tuvieron una mejor percepción de la investigación se les consideró como interesados, y se les cruzó según sus variables socioeducativas, con estadísticos de asociación. Resultados: Los estudiantes mostraron una percepción positiva de la investigación científica; sin embargo, cuando se les preguntó si querían hacer una carrera de investigación en el futuro solo el 61,4% respondió afirmativamente. La percepción aumenta según progresan los años académicos (p<0,04), es mayor en los hombres (p=0,030) y en los estudiantes que realizan ayudantía en las cátedras de la carrera (p=0,001). Conclusiones: Existe una percepción positiva con respecto a la investigación científica, la cual aumentan conforme lo hacen los años académicos y otros factores; esto debe tomarse en cuenta para generar estrategias por parte de las instituciones educativas. Palabras Clave: investigación; estudiantes; medicina oral; estomatología; Cuba.

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“…[3,7] Having a good grasp of scientific methodology is vital to future doctors, who have to understand the principles of scientific research, develop skills necessary to collect data, and analyse and subsequently disseminate knowledge in a form of a research article in a peer-reviewed journal. [7,8,11,16] Furthermore, the vast amount of available information in various medical disciplines implies that these future doctors need to be able to evaluate and critique medical research articles to apply best evidence in their clinical practice, as informed by research. [7,13] As shown in our study, medical students have a positive attitude towards research, but very few are able to confidently interpret a research article at this stage.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate medical students with regard to medical research at a South African university

Adefolalu

Mogosetsi

Mnguni

2018

AJHPE

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Medical research as a component of undergraduate medical training is a very crucial aspect that has the potential of developing certain skills in students. These skills would serve as a means of improving the standard of healthcare that the students deliver after graduation by means of the generation of new scientific findings and introduction of good clinical practice. [1,2] Clinicians who are engaged in research in the field of medicine are often referred to as physician-scientists. [3] The literature suggests that there has been a steady decline in the number of physician-scientists worldwide, who are very difficult to replace. Some of the reasons for this decline have been attributed to the absence of good training programmes, unattractive careers in clinical research, and inadequate exposure to research at an early stage of the medical curriculum. [3-5] The need for more physicianscientists has resulted in the rapid expansion of medical research-related courses at several medical schools. This trend should expose undergraduate medical students to medical research-related courses at an early stage in their medical education, with emphasis on acquisition of skills, knowledge and attitudes rather than factual learning. All these would lead to students developing the habit and skills of active inquiry, which are inculcated for life. [4,6,7] Furthermore, various studies have shown that medical students who were enthusiastic about medical research during training developed an interest in research after graduation. These doctors most likely fill the void of physician-scientists in the future. [2,4.8] Courses in evidence-based medicine, which are crucial in clinical practice, have also been introduced into the medical curriculum, together with epidemiology, research methods and journal article critique at some South African (SA) universities. [9-11] These courses have been shown to improve students' competencies at undergraduate level. [9-11] According to the literature, there is sufficient evidence that medical curricula in SA medical schools have been through significant renewal in the past decade. [7,9-12] Some of the outcomes include the early exposure of students to medical research as part of the modernisation of the undergraduate medical curriculum. [7] There is a strong indication that the quality of doctors would be highly influenced by this renewed curriculum. [7,13] Despite all the recent innovation regarding medical curricula in SA, a review of the literature showed very little information on the knowledge and attitudes of medical students in sub-Saharan Africa towards medical research. Therefore, this study was designed to describe the knowledge and attitudes of a sample of undergraduate medical students at a SA university with regard to medical research. Methods Study design and setting This was a descriptive, cross-sectional observational study conducted among medical students at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), Pretoria, SA, one of eight public-funded medical schools in SA that provi...

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Perceptions, barriers, and practices of medical research among students at Taibah College of Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 64 publications

References 18 publications

Effect of integrating research skills in the medical curriculum: a comparative cross sectional study on students’ research practices and their perception at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Effect of integrating research skills in the medical curriculum: a comparative cross sectional study on students’ research practices and their perception at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Socio-educational factors associated to perception of research among stomatology students in a Cuban university

Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate medical students with regard to medical research at a South African university

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