Survey of attitudes and knowledge about science in medical students in southeast Europe

Burazeri, Genc; Čivljak, Marta; Ilakovac, Vesna; Janković, Slobodan; Majica-Kovačević, Tatjana; Nedera, Olesea; Roshi, Enver; Сава, В. И.; Šimunović, Vladimir J.; Marušić, Ana; Marušić, Matko

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7510.195

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“…e evaluation of our course in two observational cross-sectional studies, and a cohort study alongside a nonrandomized trial showed a positive e ect of the course on the students' knowledge and attitudes toward science (14)(15)(16)(17).…”

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Teaching science throughout the six-year medical curriculum: Two-year experience from the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

Marušić

Malički

Sambunjak

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Objective. e aim of this article is to present the introduction of a mandatory, vertically integrated course in research methodology into medical curriculum. At the School of Medicine in Split (Croatia) we organized this course in 2010, with the total of 270 hours in the 6-year curriculum. In the rst year (50 hours) students learned basic principles of scienti c method, structure of scienti c article, basic statistical concepts, data analysis, interpretation and presentation. In the second year (25 hours) students applied the knowledge from the rst year in real examples of research data to answer a research hypothesis and present the results and conclusions. Students were guided through the process of making a hypothesis, analyzing data, interpreting them, constructing tables and gures, and writing a short research report. At the end of the course they formally presented the results to other students and course teachers, using PowerPoint slides. e third year (25 hours) was devoted to mastering concepts and basic skills of evidencebased medicine (EBM). e course in the fourth year (25 hours) was integrated with the clinical courses (internal medicine, neurology, and psychiatry) and structured as a "journal club". In the h year (25 hours), the teaching was devoted to developing a research plan for the graduation thesis that the students had to conduct during the sixth year. e sixth year (120 hours) was devoted to the execution of research planned in the h year, including data collection, data analysis, interpretation, and thesis writing and defense. Conclusion. e new course succeeded in increasing students' knowledge and skills for critical thinking and EBM, and prepared them for life-long learning in medicine.

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Teaching science throughout the six-year medical curriculum: Two-year experience from the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

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Sambunjak

et al. 2014

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“…The only survey of attitudes towards research in medicine in transition countries was conducted among medical students in five transitional European countries and showed that future physicians have positive attitudes towards scientific research [13]. To investigate the attitudes towards scientific research in general medical practice in a transition country, we conducted a survey of GPs in Croatia, a country undergoing rapid socioeconomic integration into the European Union [11,12].…”

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Family medicine practice and research: Survey of physicians' attitudes towards scientific research in a post-communist transition country

Rogulj

Baloevic

Đogaš

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Wien Klin Wochenschr

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“…curriculum emphasises the importance of scientific work and research in medicine, particularly in such a small and developing country, and has ensured that students have a positive attitude towards science and research. 7 The school expects to see the completion of a new building by the end of the year; this new facility will include completely new laboratories. The Max Plank Institute for Biology, Tuebingen, Germany, has donated a great deal of the equipment.…”

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Survey of attitudes and knowledge about science in medical students in southeast Europe

Cited by 22 publications

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Teaching science throughout the six-year medical curriculum: Two-year experience from the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

Teaching science throughout the six-year medical curriculum: Two-year experience from the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

Family medicine practice and research: Survey of physicians' attitudes towards scientific research in a post-communist transition country

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