Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/15902
Type
ArticleCopyright
Restricted access
Embargo date
2030-01-01
Collections
- INI - Artigos de Periódicos [3460]
- IOC - Artigos de Periódicos [12642]
Metadata
Show full item record
STUDENT VIEWS OF RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Affilliation
Universidade Federal de Tocantins. Faculdade de Medicina. Grupo de Estudos em Saúde Pública. Palmas, TO, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Doença de Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Doença de Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
CONTEXT Research activity is not a mandatory component of medical education in many developing countries, including Brazil, although such experiences can have a positive impact on the quality of medical education.
The interest and involvement of medical students in research and the barriers they face in accessing research training in developing
countries have not been adequately addressed. OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the availability of scientific training programmes in Brazilian medical schools, the degree of involvement of medical students in these
programmes, the main barriers to student involvement in research and possible reasons for the lack of scientific training programmes.
METHODS This study examined 13 medical programmes conducted in six Brazilian states. A total of 1004 medical students were interviewed.
We evaluated the availability of scientific training in the institutions attended by these students, the participation of the students in such activities and students’ reasons for not joining such programmes based on student answers to our questionnaire. RESULTS Although only 7% of the medical
students expressed no interest in research, only 60% of them were involved in research training. Students regarded a lack of institutional incentive as the most significant barrier to their participation in research activities. Other
significant barriers included defective infrastructure and insufficient time available for professors to mentor undergraduate students. According to the feedback from the students, eight of the 13 schools investigated featured
structured programmes for scientific training. However, a mean of only 47% of students participated in scientific training programmes on their campuses and 13% of students were compelled to pursue such activities off-campus.
CONCLUSIONS Although scientific training during medical education in Brazil is still less frequent than expected, most of the students were interested in research activities. The barriers to undergraduate scientific training described in this paper may help the Brazilian government improve research training in medical schools. These issues might also be explored in other developing countries.
Share