Abstract
Background: Learning research skills should be a goal during undergraduate training of physicians. Aim: To identify Latin American medical students' appraisal on research skills university training. Material and Methods: A self-administered survey about experience in research, self-assessment of research skills, quality of training in the area received at the university and that importance of publishing as undergraduate students, was answered by 208 medical students aged 23 ± 3 years (54% male), attending a medical students congress. Results: Seventy percent of respondents pertained to medical students' scientific societies and 34% had published in a scientific journal. Fifty two percent considered as good or very good the training level received at their universities on information retrieval and 45% considered good the training in research methodology. Thirty two percent considered as poor or none the training received in scientific writing and 37% in the publishing process. Eighty nine percent considered student publishing as important and 61% perceived limitations in this matter. Conclusions: The university training level received by Latin American medical students on research and publication process was evaluated as deficient by these students.
Translated title of the contribution | Latin American medical students' appraisal on university scientific research training |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 716-722 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Revista Medica de Chile |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Latin America
- Medical
- Publications
- Research
- Students
- Universities