ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2026
Investigation of the Research Competence of Applicants Enrolling into Doctoral Programs in Healthcare Professions: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Purpose: Successful doctoral training requires well-developed research competence; however, evidence regarding the preparedness of prospective applicants to doctoral programmes in healthcare professions remains limited. This study aimed to assess research competence among prospective applicants to doctoral programmes in healthcare professions in Kazakhstan. Patients and Methods: A nationwide multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted among prospective applicants to doctoral programmes in healthcare professions in Kazakhstan. Of 539 eligible participants, 500 completed the adapted Research Competence Questionnaire and were included in the final analysis. Descriptive analyses were performed using SPSS version 27.0. The psychometric evaluation of the adapted questionnaire included assessment of internal consistency, sampling adequacy, and construct validity using exploratory factor analysis in R version 4.6.1. Differences in research competence between master's students and residents were assessed using Welch's Results: The mean overall research competence score was 84.37 ± 19.43. Participants demonstrated higher competence in the Knowledge domain (34.07 ± 8.83) than in the Skills (30.32 ± 7.96) and Attitude (19.98 ± 5.28) domains. Master's students demonstrated significantly higher overall research competence than residents (88.63 ± 15.61 vs 82.72 ± 20.87; Conclusion: Prospective applicants to doctoral programmes in healthcare professions demonstrated satisfactory overall research competence according to the original scoring system; however, important gaps remained in practical research competencies required for independent scientific work. These findings suggest that strengthening applied research training during postgraduate education may better prepare future doctoral candidates for independent research.
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