Rajab Mohammad H, Gazal Abdalla M, Alkawi Muhammad, Kuhail Khulood, Jabri Fouad, Alshehri Faizah A
Epidemiology and Public Health, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Internal Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2020 Feb 18;12(2):e7025. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7025.
Determining the eligibility of principal investigators (PIs) is a challenging task, especially at an academic institution. The prevailing practice within the academic community is not to grant PI status to students. There is a lack of studies that have investigated students' eligibility to serve as PI. This study aimed to explore the faculty and students' perceptions of the PI eligibility of medical students. A secondary objective was to assist the university in developing an evidence-based PI eligibility policy. To achieve the study aims, the investigators developed and validated a survey that targeted both faculty and students of Alfaisal University, College of Medicine (COM). In total, 53 faculty (four were administrators), and 135 medical students responded. The response rates were approximately 50% and 12% for faculty and students, respectively. Of the faculty, 62% reported that medical students are not PI eligible without the supervision of a faculty member. Of the students, 77% reported that they were not qualified to serve as PI. The results of the current study support the practice at most universities of not allowing medical students to serve as PI.
确定主要研究者（PI）的资格是一项具有挑战性的任务，尤其是在学术机构中。学术界的普遍做法是不给学生授予PI身份。目前缺乏对学生担任PI资格的研究。本研究旨在探讨教师和学生对医学生PI资格的看法。第二个目标是协助大学制定基于证据的PI资格政策。为实现研究目标，研究人员开发并验证了一项针对法赫德国王医疗大学医学院（COM）教师和学生的调查。共有53名教师（4名是管理人员）和135名医学生做出回应。教师和学生的回应率分别约为50%和12%。在教师中，62%报告称医学生在没有教师监督的情况下不具备PI资格。在学生中，77%报告称他们没有资格担任PI。本研究结果支持大多数大学不允许医学生担任PI的做法。
