What do medical graduates think of their earlier research projects?

S Asefzadeh; A Mahmoodinia

doi:10.22037/jme.v3i2.862

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v3i2.862

What do medical graduates think of their earlier research projects?

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S Asefzadeh^1,*,

A Mahmoodinia²

1Associate professor, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.

2General practitioner.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 3, issue 2; e105025

Published online:Apr 13, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 13, 2009

Accepted:Apr 13, 2009

How to Cite:Asefzadeh S, Mahmoodinia A. What do medical graduates think of their earlier research projects?.J Med Edu.2009;3(2):e105025.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v3i2.862.

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Background: Research project is an educational means to increase the students’ creativity and motivates them to take on solving medical and health problems.Purpose: To assess the attitudes of Qazvin’s medical practitioners toward their earlier research projects. Methods: The views of 202 physicians (residents, general practitioners, specialists and sub-specialists) who were practicing in Qazvin province and had been graduated between 1986 and 2001 were collected with a selfadministered structured questionnaire.Results: Most research projects did not received any facilities from their universities. Only 2.5% had received financial support. Of 202 physicians, 60.9% received no supervision in choosing their research projects topics. Most research projects had little or no impact on the scientific and practical skills, future careers and their postgraduate residency program. However, most physicians stated that research project is necessary for medical students and pointed out the need for more education on research methodologic fundamentals. Of all respondents, 73% believedthat they had little or no knowledge about research methodologies.Conclusion: Overall, our findings indicate that the research projects do not meet the standards of sound research work.

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