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. 2022 Nov 10;32(6):1553-1561.
doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01679-7. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Scoping Review: Research Training During Medical School

Heather Murray  1   2 , Jennifer Payandeh  3 , Melanie Walker  1
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Scoping Review: Research Training During Medical School

Heather Murray et al. Med Sci Educ. .

Abstract

Fostering skills in research is important for medical schools. This scoping review examined undergraduate curricular structures devoted to research training and their outcomes. For the sixty papers meeting inclusion criteria, descriptive statistics and a thematic analysis were conducted. Forty (67%) articles described US programs, with 30 (50%) being mandatory. Timing of research training was variable across included studies with the majority (58%) describing embedded longitudinal curricula. Reported benefits included enhanced knowledge, improved research and writing skills, clarity around career plans, and mentoring relationships. There are many curricular structures for undergraduate research training, but no high-quality evidence to support particular designs.

Keywords: Curriculum design; Curriculum development; Evidence-based medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

This project did not collect primary data and since it was an analysis of published work, it was deemed exempt from institutional ethics requirements. There are no reproduced items from other publications or patient/personal information requiring consent for publication. Data sharing is not applicable to this study as no primary dataset was analyzed. None of the authors have any conflict of interests. This research was unfunded. All 3 authors were responsible for the review of included articles, and the drafting and revisions to the manuscript.

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