University of Melbourne, Australia.
Med Teach. 2010;32(12):e541-6. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.528807.
Recruitment of medical graduates to research careers is declining. Expansion of medical knowledge necessitates all graduates be equipped to critically evaluate new information. To address these challenges, a mandatory intercalated degree programme was introduced as part of curriculum reform.
To review the place on intercalated degrees, the methods available for learning about research and to analyse experience with a new university programme focusing on research.
A literature review followed by the analysis of experience with eight cohorts of students who had completed the new programme.
A total of 1599 students completed the programme. Laboratory-based research was the most common choice followed by clinical research, population health, epidemiology, medical humanities and mental health. Also, 93% of students spent over 75% of their time undertaking research. Sixty-three students published their research, half as first authors. Students and coordinators support the programme. Learning about research during the postgraduate phase is variable and frequently left to individual choice.
Intercalating an additional degree focusing on research can achieve a number of learning objectives but demands a level of maturity, autonomy and preparedness, not uniformly present in students undertaking a mandatory intercalated programme. A more realistic goal is the development of 'research-mindedness' amongst all students.
医学毕业生从事研究工作的人数正在减少。医学知识的扩展要求所有毕业生都具备批判性地评估新信息的能力。为了应对这些挑战，作为课程改革的一部分，引入了一个强制性的插班学位课程。
回顾插班学位的地位，了解研究的可用方法，并分析一个专注于研究的新大学项目的经验。
进行文献回顾，然后分析完成新计划的八批学生的经验。
共有 1599 名学生完成了该计划。基于实验室的研究是最常见的选择，其次是临床研究、人群健康、流行病学、医学人文学和心理健康。此外，93%的学生将超过 75%的时间用于研究。63 名学生发表了他们的研究成果，其中一半是第一作者。学生和协调员都支持该计划。在研究生阶段学习研究的情况各不相同，而且常常取决于个人选择。
插班一个专注于研究的额外学位可以实现许多学习目标，但需要一定程度的成熟度、自主性和准备，而不是所有参加强制性插班课程的学生都具备的。更现实的目标是在所有学生中培养“研究思维”。
