ArticleCureus2022
Medical Students' Confidence in Their Abilities and Barriers to Conducting Research: A Mixed-Methods Study.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The problem is escalating: Barriers faced by medical students in conducting research; A scoping literature review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Student Research Involvement as a Supplementary Teaching Approach: A Prospective Evaluation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Barriers to undergraduate medical students' research engagement in Pakistan: a qualitative exploration.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- A Fully Online Research Practicum Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Students: A Protocol Paper.Cureus · 2022Article
- Near-peer Mentorship: Promoting Medical Student Research With Resident Pairing.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Research Participation Among Medical Students at an Irish Medical School - A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
Background Medical students' confidence in their ability to conduct research has been speculated to be a significant factor influencing the engagement of research, yet their confidence may remain low. Moreover, it is unclear what barriers exist to high engagement in research before graduation. Hence, the objective of this study was to investigate medical students' attitudes, confidence, and perceived barriers regarding conducting research. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate medical students' attitudes, confidence, and perceived barriers regarding doing research. Quantitative data were collected from 141 first-year medical students via an online questionnaire in September 2020 asking about their perceptions toward participating in research while in school. Linear regression was performed to determine if certain perceptions and self-reported abilities would significantly contribute to research confidence. Additionally, focus groups were conducted with 30 students to assess student perceptions toward engaging in research. For qualitative data, an inductive thematic analysis was performed to allow for the patterns, themes, and categories to emerge. Results Regression modeling successfully explained 71% of the variance in predicting research confidence [F(3,137) = 116.91, p < 0.01] with an R
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