Möller Riitta, Shoshan Maria, Heikkilä Kristiina
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Med Educ Online. 2015 Sep 4;20:28441. doi: 10.3402/meo.v20.28441. eCollection 2015.
Until recently, the outcome of medical students' research projects has mainly been assessed in terms of scientific publications, whereas other results important for students' development have been less studied. The aim of this study was to investigate medical students' experiences of learning as an outcome of the research project course.
Written reflections of 50 students were analyzed by manifest inductive content analysis.
Three categories emerged: 'thinking as a scientist', 'working as a scientist', and 'personal development'. Students became more aware about the nature of knowledge, how to generate new knowledge, and developed skills in scientific thinking and critical appraisal. Unexpectedly, effects on personal characteristics, such as self-confidence, self-discipline, independence, and time management skills were also acknowledged.
We conclude that individual research projects enhance research-specific skills and competencies needed in evidence-based clinical work and are beneficial for personal and professional development.
直到最近,医学生研究项目的成果主要是根据科学出版物来评估的,而对于学生发展很重要的其他成果则较少被研究。本研究的目的是调查医学生作为研究项目课程成果的学习体验。
通过显性归纳内容分析法对50名学生的书面反思进行分析。
出现了三类:“像科学家一样思考”、“像科学家一样工作”和“个人发展”。学生们对知识的本质、如何产生新知识有了更多认识,并培养了科学思维和批判性评估的技能。出乎意料的是,对个人特质的影响,如自信心、自律性、独立性和时间管理技能也得到了认可。
我们得出结论,个人研究项目可提高循证临床工作所需的特定研究技能和能力,并有利于个人和职业发展。