Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira, M
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Correia, G, Severo, M, Veríssimo, AC, Ribeiro, L
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/153809
Resumo: The integration of scientific research into medical curricula remains insufficient despite its advantages for medical students’ professional development and the advancement of medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of first-year medical course attendance on medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards scientific research and clinical practice, while also assessing the contribution of sociodemographic and academic factors. Two hundred and thirteen medical students self-administrated a questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the first school year. Their responses were compared and two regression models were calculated to assess factors influencing students’ attitudes and perceptions. After freshman year, students displayed significantly lower positive attitudes towards science and research. Their motivation to perform research and to integrate it into the curriculum also decreased, while the importance attributed to research skills for clinical practice increased. Motivation to perform research and negative attitudes were positively and negatively associated with grade point average (GPA), respectively. Female students and those who attended public secondary schools attributed greater importance to communication skills. This study reinforces the need to early develop research skills and positive attitudes in medical students, motivating them to become physician-scientists. Additional follow-up studies may offer further contributions to the integration of research into medical curricula.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
title Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
spellingShingle Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
Pereira, M
Medical education
Medical students
Physician-scientists
Scientific skills
Undergraduate research
title_short Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
title_full Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
title_fullStr Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
title_full_unstemmed Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
title_sort Portuguese medical students’ interest for science and research declines after freshman year
author Pereira, M
author_facet Pereira, M
Correia, G
Severo, M
Veríssimo, AC
Ribeiro, L
author_role author
author2 Correia, G
Severo, M
Veríssimo, AC
Ribeiro, L
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira, M
Correia, G
Severo, M
Veríssimo, AC
Ribeiro, L
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Medical education
Medical students
Physician-scientists
Scientific skills
Undergraduate research
topic Medical education
Medical students
Physician-scientists
Scientific skills
Undergraduate research
description The integration of scientific research into medical curricula remains insufficient despite its advantages for medical students’ professional development and the advancement of medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of first-year medical course attendance on medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards scientific research and clinical practice, while also assessing the contribution of sociodemographic and academic factors. Two hundred and thirteen medical students self-administrated a questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the first school year. Their responses were compared and two regression models were calculated to assess factors influencing students’ attitudes and perceptions. After freshman year, students displayed significantly lower positive attitudes towards science and research. Their motivation to perform research and to integrate it into the curriculum also decreased, while the importance attributed to research skills for clinical practice increased. Motivation to perform research and negative attitudes were positively and negatively associated with grade point average (GPA), respectively. Female students and those who attended public secondary schools attributed greater importance to communication skills. This study reinforces the need to early develop research skills and positive attitudes in medical students, motivating them to become physician-scientists. Additional follow-up studies may offer further contributions to the integration of research into medical curricula.
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