Students’ scientific production: a proposal to encourage it

Abstract

The scientific production of medical students in Latin America, is poor and below their potential. The reason for this is the low theoretical and practical knowledge of scientific writing, a low margin for new knowledge generation, a heavy academic and clinical load, and the expected profile of the medical school graduate. In the present short communication, we propose teaching courses in research methodology, scientific writing in English and Spanish, a personalized search for students and mentors with research aptitudes. Also, we propose academic and material stimuli for publishing, rewards for the best papers made by students and the development and support of scientific student journals. Other proposals are the requirement to publish a paper for graduation, and sharing the most outstanding experiences.

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

“…Personalized counseling is required, being only achievable by having a researcher as a mentor, someone possessing the will and disposition to dedicate a significant amount of time to this customized training. 28 The main limitation of the present study is the impossibility to generalize the reported results, being only applicable to the population studied. However, the…”

“…With the purpose of increasing the number of successful writers and authors on health sciences, it would be advisable to implement strategies for training in scientific writing within the undergraduate curriculum of biomedical disciplines, as well as to develop continuous education courses on this subject, aimed at professionals. 27,28 Another influential factor could be bad counseling from teachers, resulting in discouraged students and articles left unpublished. 28,29 The present study suggests that perception of research increases positively with academic progression, differing from what was reported by Alarco et al, 13 and coinciding with Giri et al, 30 A possible explanation would be that current students in the clinical cycle must face increasingly complex situations during their pre-professional internships compared to their colleagues from previous years.…”

“…27,28 Another influential factor could be bad counseling from teachers, resulting in discouraged students and articles left unpublished. 28,29 The present study suggests that perception of research increases positively with academic progression, differing from what was reported by Alarco et al, 13 and coinciding with Giri et al, 30 A possible explanation would be that current students in the clinical cycle must face increasingly complex situations during their pre-professional internships compared to their colleagues from previous years. As such, students may feel the need to conduct research that is up to date with scientific advancements in the field in order to solve prevalent dental care problems.…”

¿Se publican las tesis sustentadas de psicología en el Perú? Un análisis de tres universidades mejor posicionadas en el ranking Scimago

“…Tomando en cuenta esto, los hallazgos acerca de la publicación científica de tesis son preocupantes. El hecho de que solo tres investigaciones culminaron con la etapa de la difusión de resultados en revistas científicas, corrobora en cierta medida lo mencionado por diversos investigadores respecto a la existencia de limitantes para la producción científica desde el pregrado (Alarco, Changlio-Calle & Cahuana-Salazar, 2017;Corrales-Reyes & Dorta-Contreras, 2018). Esto podría deberse a múltiples causas, pudiendo ser la calidad de las tesis una muy importante, otra podría encajar en el hecho de que los asesores no tienen experiencia en publicación científica, una realidad muy documentada en este país (Mamani et al, 2020).…”

Publicación científica y características de las tesis de salud de universidades del departamento de Puno, Perú

“…La presente investigación permite aproximarse a la realidad de la investigación formativa en salud de las universidades del departamento de Puno, Perú. El hecho de que solo cinco tesis culminaron con la etapa de la difusión de resultados en revistas científicas, corrobora en cierta medida lo mencionado por diversos investigadores respecto a la existencia de limitantes para la producción científica desde el pregrado (11)(12)(13) .…”