Scholarly concentration programs and medical student research productivity: a systematic review

doi:10.1007/s40037-017-0328-2

Review

. 2017 Aug;6(4):216-226.

doi: 10.1007/s40037-017-0328-2.

Scholarly concentration programs and medical student research productivity: a systematic review

Annika G Havnaer¹, Allison J Chen^{1

2}, Paul B Greenberg^{3

4}

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¹ Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
² School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
³ Division of Ophthalmology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. paul_greenberg@brown.edu.
⁴ Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA. paul_greenberg@brown.edu.

PMID: 28349265
PMCID: PMC5542888
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-017-0328-2

Review

Scholarly concentration programs and medical student research productivity: a systematic review

Annika G Havnaer et al. Perspect Med Educ. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;6(4):216-226.

doi: 10.1007/s40037-017-0328-2.

Authors

Annika G Havnaer¹, Allison J Chen^{1

2}, Paul B Greenberg^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
² School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
³ Division of Ophthalmology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. paul_greenberg@brown.edu.
⁴ Section of Ophthalmology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA. paul_greenberg@brown.edu.

PMID: 28349265
PMCID: PMC5542888
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-017-0328-2

Abstract

Introduction: Scholarly concentration programs have become a common method to promote student inquiry and independent research in medical schools. Given the high resource requirements of scholarly concentration program implementation, it is important to examine program efficacy. This systematic review examined the impact of scholarly concentration programs on student research productivity.

Methods: The authors carried out a literature search to find articles related to scholarly concentration program research productivity outcomes. The inclusion criterion was a method of rigorously evaluating program scholarly productivity. Study rigour was evaluated with the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument.

Results: The initial search disclosed 2467 unique records: 78 were considered based on titles and abstracts; eight were considered by scanning references. Eleven papers met the inclusion criteria: all were descriptive; none had a priori hypotheses that examined predictors of medical student research productivity in scholarly concentration programs or prospectively evaluated program impact on student scholarly output.

Discussion: While few in number and often lacking in rigour, the studies included herein suggest that adequate administrative support, strong mentorship and tailored program characteristics are essential in facilitating student research productivity in scholarly concentration programs. Given the challenges inherent in medical education research, a conceptual framework based on United Way's approach may help program planners and educators address this gap in the evaluation of scholarly concentration programs.

Keywords: Program evaluation; Scholarly activity; Scholarly concentration.

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Conflict of interest

A.G. Havnaer, A.J. Chen and P.B. Greenberg declare that they have no competing interests.

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Prior institutional review board approval was not required as this study did not involve human participants.

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[1] Bierer SB, Chen HC. How to measure success: the impact of scholarly concentrations on students – a literature review. Acad Med. 2010;85:438–452. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cccbd4. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Bierer SB, Chen HC. How to measure success: the impact of scholarly concentrations on students – a literature review. Acad Med. 2010;85:438–452. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cccbd4. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Green EP, Borkan JM, Pross SH, et al. Encouraging scholarship: medical school programs to promote student inquiry beyond the traditional medical curriculum. Acad Med. 2010;85:409–418. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cd3e00. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Green EP, Borkan JM, Pross SH, et al. Encouraging scholarship: medical school programs to promote student inquiry beyond the traditional medical curriculum. Acad Med. 2010;85:409–418. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cd3e00. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Gotterer GS, O’Day D, Miller BM. The Emphasis Program: a scholarly concentrations program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Acad Med. 2010;85:1717–1724. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e7771b. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Gotterer GS, O’Day D, Miller BM. The Emphasis Program: a scholarly concentrations program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Acad Med. 2010;85:1717–1724. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e7771b. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Ostrovsky A. Laying down new tracks: three mechanisms to incorporate scholarly activity into the medical school curriculum. Med Teach. 2010;32:521–523. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.484843. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Ostrovsky A. Laying down new tracks: three mechanisms to incorporate scholarly activity into the medical school curriculum. Med Teach. 2010;32:521–523. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.484843. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Parsonnet J, Gruppuso PA, Kanter SL, Boninger M. Required vs. elective research and in-depth scholarship programs in the medical student curriculum. Acad Med. 2010;85:405–408. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cccdc4. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Parsonnet J, Gruppuso PA, Kanter SL, Boninger M. Required vs. elective research and in-depth scholarship programs in the medical student curriculum. Acad Med. 2010;85:405–408. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cccdc4. - DOI - PubMed

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