Submission ID 78087
| Code | P28 |
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| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Poster |
| Will the presenter be a: | Student |
| Title | A Collaborative Student-Led Systematic Review Initiative to Foster Research Skills |
| Background/Purpose | Incorporating research methods training into medical education improves students' critical thinking skills and attitudes towards research, however, outcomes on research skills are lacking. Medical students who participated in a student-led systematic review were surveyed to evaluate if a collaborative research project was an effective method of delivering research methods education. |
| Methods | 22 senior medical students who participated in the review were eligible. Students' perceived research knowledge and understanding was evaluated retrospectively using the adapted Systematic Review Competencies Framework. Gains in adaptive expertise were measured using the validated Adaptive Expertise Inventory. Data related to motivating factors, benefits, and challenges was also collected. |
| Results | 14 students completed the survey (64%). All had prior research experience. There was a clinically significant improvement in systematic review competencies before and after participation in the review (33.29 vs. 62.07, p <.001). Students' overall adaptive expertise was 3.81 (SD = 0.68), spanning domain skills 4.04 (SD = 0.79) and innovative skills 4.1 (SD = 0.69). Motivating factors and benefits to participation included gain of research experience and skills (93%, 100%) and CV enhancement (93%, 79%), respectively. Challenges included lack of knowledge of research tasks (43%) and poor communication between team members (36%). |
| Discussion | Collaborative student-led research projects are a promising approach to delivering research methods education to medical students. This study may serve as a preliminary model for future research methods initiatives to be adopted in medical education on a national scale. |
| Keyword 1 | Medical education |
| Keyword 2 | Research methods |
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| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Research methods |
| Research methods | Mixed methods |
| Authors | Katherine Goren Katherine Goren Sam Cen Vanessa Montemurri Dirusha Moodley Arielle Sutton Farah Abdulsatar Robin Mackin Emily Marcotte Amrit Kirpalani |
