Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP6 - 06
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Research
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Student
Affiliation
Title
Barriers and Facilitators to Participating in Research at a Distributed Medical School Campus
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster) is a Canadian medical school with multiple distributed campuses. These campuses provide a unique learning experience, with core training and research opportunities driven by local faculty. Little is known about differences in research participation at distributed compared to central campuses. Our study explores students' perceptions of research and perceived facilitators and barriers. Our primary objective was to determine if significant differences exist in attitudes between campuses.
Methods
Medical students at McMaster voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study. A survey of 39 closed-ended questions was distributed via email and social media. Descriptive statistics were used along with Mean Likert scores, with responses grouped in agreement (Likert 4/5) and disagreement (Likert 1/2). Univariate analysis with Mann-Whitney test determined statistical differences.
Results
Attitudes towards research were similar between campuses. Research was motivated by goals of obtaining residency (63%). Barriers included lack of time (31.5%), and difficulty in finding a project (44.5%). Many felt training in research methodology and scientific literacy was inadequate (93.1% and 89% respectively). More main campus students thought research was important for their future career goals (75% vs 65.5%), and that it should be an important criteria in attaining residency (17.1% vs 8.6%); however, neither of these were statistically significant.
Conclusion
This study is one of the first to find that there are similarities in research participation and attitudes between main and distributed campus medical students in Canada. As enrollment increases, medical schools are likely to increase distributed sites and our findings may help with future planning.
Keyword 1
Medical education
Keyword 2
research
Keyword 3
distributed campus
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (First choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Maroof Khalid
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
