DO STUDENTS PREFER RESEARCH AS A CURRICULUM IN MBBS?

Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 13

Abstract

BACKGROUND Biomedical research has very little representation in the graduate curriculum in India. Research and academic education operate in tandem and enhance critical appraisal skills of the students and orients them to evidence based medical practice in the years of their profession. It has been reported that students in medical schools report mixed interest in undertaking research during the study period. MATERIALS & METHODS This institute implements a short term student Research Program as a systemic annual curricular engagement. A questionnaire based assessment of the awareness, knowledge and attitude of MBBS students about research as a curricular activity was performed. RESULTS & CONCLUSION The responses of the medical students were tabulated and statistically analysed. Of the 347 respondents, 70.32% were aware that medical research was possible during the graduate course period in the medical school, in the current medical curriculum and 87.6% opined that research as a compulsory part of graduate medical curriculum was welcome.

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Shantaraman K, Meenakshi B, Sunitha K

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  • EP ID EP232667
  • DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2016/96
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Shantaraman K, Meenakshi B, Sunitha K (2016). DO STUDENTS PREFER RESEARCH AS A CURRICULUM IN MBBS?. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, 3(13), 411-416. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-232667