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Review
. 2024 Sep 4;34(6):1629-1639.
doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02156-z. eCollection 2024 Dec.

A Review of the Enablers and Barriers of Medical Student Participation in Research

Chance Mayne  1 , Hannah Bates  2 , Devang Desai  3 , Priya Martin  4   5
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Review

A Review of the Enablers and Barriers of Medical Student Participation in Research

Chance Mayne et al. Med Sci Educ. .

Abstract

Although research is an integral component in medicine, student participation in research remains limited. This is a systematic review conducted using rapid review methods conforming to the WHO and Cochrane guidelines to synthesise evidence on the enablers and barriers of medical student participation in research. PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched, yielding 27 final studies. Most studies were single-centre studies, and all were cross-sectional. All were quantitative except for one mixed-methods study. Identified barriers and enablers were mapped onto the micro, meso, and macro frameworks. There are more perceived barriers than enablers of medical students' participation in research. The micro, meso, and macro frameworks provide a useful system to unpack and tackle the barriers.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02156-z.

Keywords: Barriers; Enablers; Extracurricular; Medical student; Student research.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.

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PRISMA flowchart of included studies
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