ReviewAdvances in medical education and practice2017
Research during medical school: is it particularly difficult in developing countries compared to developed countries?
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- Contemporary global perspectives of medical students on research during undergraduate medical education: a systematic literature review.Medical education online · 2018Pooled it
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- Current status of medical research among undergraduate medical students in China: a nationwide questionnaire survey.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of a curriculum-based research training program on medical students' research productivity and future research interests: a longitudinal study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Integrating Research and Teaching in Medical Education: Challenges, Strategies, and Implications for Healthcare.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2024Review
- Highlighting the Need for MD-PhD Programs in Developing Countries.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2023Article
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- Perceived attitudes of the importance and barriers to research amongst Rwandan interns and pediatric residents - a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Improving medical students' participation in research.Advances in medical education and practice · 2018Article
- Real World Evidence - Need for Physician-Scientist/Clinician-Researcher.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesMedical student involvement in research has been declining over the years. We reviewed the factors that hinder participation in research with a focus on developing countries.
methodsLiterature search was performed using PubMed, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library. Peer-reviewed articles published between 1995 and 2017 were screened for relevance to identify key factors affecting medical student involvement in research with a particular focus on developing world. Analytical review is presented here in this article in relation to commonly reported aspects related to research during medical school.
resultsThis search revealed varied contributing factors that hinder students' growth and interest in research. It commonly highlighted few aspects in relation to research during medical school, and they were "variability in research uptake among students and issues related to them, their knowledge and attitude toward research and organizational input and its influence on students".
conclusionWhile early introduction to research by inculcating a mindset aimed at research has been proposed, it has not been seen in practice during either the medical school or beyond to an extent that was expected. It appears that developing countries, while they share some of the reasons with developed countries, have their own set of difficulties, which are influenced by culture, beliefs and priorities.
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