Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study

Purpose: Research education and opportunities are an important part of undergraduate medical education. This study’s objectives were to determine students’ interest in research, student self-rated research skills and to assess potential predictors of research interest and confidence. Method: St...

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Autores principales:	Jennifer Klowak, Radwa Elsharawi, Robert Whyte, Andrew Costa, John Riva
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Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2018
Materias:	medical education research curriculum Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:75c6eb243cd74136b53d2cea32e2b44e2021-12-01T22:44:23ZPredictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study10.36834/cmej.420841923-1202https://doaj.org/article/75c6eb243cd74136b53d2cea32e2b44e2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/42084https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 Purpose: Research education and opportunities are an important part of undergraduate medical education. This study’s objectives were to determine students’ interest in research, student self-rated research skills and to assess potential predictors of research interest and confidence. Method: Stakeholder consultation and literature informed a 13-item cross-sectional survey. In 2014, all students enrolled in McMaster University’s School of Medicine in Ontario, Canada were sent three waves of an electronic survey. Results: The response rate was 81% (498 of 618). Most (n=445, 89%) endorsed prior research experiences. The majority of students (n=383, 86%) wanted more research education and opportunities. Higher rating of their supervisors’ understanding of research was associated with greater interest in research (OR=2.08; 95% CI=1.27–3.41). Home campus (distributed vs. main) was not a significant predictor of research interest. In our adjusted linear regression model, significant predictors of higher self-rated research ability included prior thesis work and higher self-rated knowledge gained in MD program. Conclusions: In a survey of a three-year medical school, medical student interest in further research education and opportunities was high and positively predicted by student-rated supervisors’ understanding of research, but not campus location. This study also identified several predictors of student self-rated research ability.Jennifer KlowakRadwa ElsharawiRobert WhyteAndrew CostaJohn RivaCanadian Medical Education Journalarticlemedical educationresearchcurriculumEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2018)
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spellingShingle	medical education research curriculum Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 Jennifer Klowak Radwa Elsharawi Robert Whyte Andrew Costa John Riva Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
description	Purpose: Research education and opportunities are an important part of undergraduate medical education. This study’s objectives were to determine students’ interest in research, student self-rated research skills and to assess potential predictors of research interest and confidence. Method: Stakeholder consultation and literature informed a 13-item cross-sectional survey. In 2014, all students enrolled in McMaster University’s School of Medicine in Ontario, Canada were sent three waves of an electronic survey. Results: The response rate was 81% (498 of 618). Most (n=445, 89%) endorsed prior research experiences. The majority of students (n=383, 86%) wanted more research education and opportunities. Higher rating of their supervisors’ understanding of research was associated with greater interest in research (OR=2.08; 95% CI=1.27–3.41). Home campus (distributed vs. main) was not a significant predictor of research interest. In our adjusted linear regression model, significant predictors of higher self-rated research ability included prior thesis work and higher self-rated knowledge gained in MD program. Conclusions: In a survey of a three-year medical school, medical student interest in further research education and opportunities was high and positively predicted by student-rated supervisors’ understanding of research, but not campus location. This study also identified several predictors of student self-rated research ability.
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title	Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
title_short	Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
title_full	Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study
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publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
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Predictors of medical student interest and confidence in research during training: a cross-sectional study

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