Al-Busaidi Ibrahim Saleh, Alamri Yassar
Christchurch Public Hospital, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch.
Department of Medicine, New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch.
N Z Med J. 2016 Sep 23;129(1442):46-51.
Publication in peer-reviewed journals is widely regarded as the preferred vehicle for research dissemination. In New Zealand, the fate and publication rates of theses produced by medical students is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and characteristics of publications derived from research conducted by Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSc(Hons)) students at the three campuses of the University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand.
A total of 153 BMedSc(Hons) theses accepted at the Otago Medical School during the period of January 1995 to December 2014 were analysed. Using standardised search criteria, PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched in October 2015 to examine the number and characteristics of publications.
Overall, 50 (32.7%) out of 153 included theses resulted in 81 scientific publications. Ten (12.3%) publications featured in Australasian journals. The majority of publications were original articles (84%), with pathology and molecular biology (19%) being the most common research area. Although they did not reach statistical significance, publications in higher impact factor journals trended towards having a senior first author as opposed to a student first author (p=0.06).
Although higher than reported figures from previous studies, publication rates of BMedSc(Hons) theses remain lower than expected. To improve our understanding of medical student publishing in New Zealand, formal examination of the factors hindering medical students from publishing their theses is imperative.
在同行评审期刊上发表文章被广泛认为是研究传播的首选途径。在新西兰，医学生所撰写论文的去向和发表率尚不清楚。本研究的目的是调查新西兰奥塔哥医学院三个校区医学科学学士（荣誉）学位学生的研究成果发表的频率和特点。
对1995年1月至2014年12月期间在奥塔哥医学院接受的总共153篇医学科学学士（荣誉）学位论文进行分析。2015年10月，使用标准化搜索标准对PubMed和谷歌学术数据库进行搜索，以调查发表文章的数量和特点。
总体而言，153篇纳入分析的论文中有50篇（32.7%）产生了81篇科学出版物。10篇（12.3%）发表在澳大拉西亚地区的期刊上。大多数出版物为原创文章（84%），病理学和分子生物学（19%）是最常见的研究领域。虽然未达到统计学显著性，但发表在影响因子较高期刊上的文章倾向于以资深作者作为第一作者，而非学生作为第一作者（p=0.06）。
尽管高于以往研究报告的数字，但医学科学学士（荣誉）学位论文的发表率仍低于预期。为了加深我们对新西兰医学生发表情况的了解，必须正式审视阻碍医学生发表论文的因素。
