School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2021 Jan 15;13(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2559.
The development of research skills is an important aspect of undergraduate medical training that facilitates the practice of evidence-based medicine. The inclusion of research training into undergraduate medical curricula can take various formats and is compulsory for all students at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM). The evaluation of this training is important, both to ensure that students obtain the required research skills and to improve the quality of the training.
The aim of this study was to evaluate undergraduate medical students' and staff learning, engagement and experiences in the training and assessment of third-year research projects.
This research was conducted at NRMSM, South Africa.
Questionnaires were administered to third-year medical students after they completed their research project poster presentations and to the staff who assessed the presentations. Responses to the learning process, group work, alignment between module outcomes and assessment and the benefits of poster presentations were assessed.
A total of 215 students and 10 staff completed the questionnaire. Many students reported having enjoyed learning about research (78%) and that the training activities facilitated their understanding of the research process (84%). The majority of students (86%) and staff (80%) perceived the posters as an effective way to demonstrate students' ability to collect, analyse and interpret data.
Staff and students viewed the research process positively and reported that the poster presentations were an effective way to assess research.
研究技能的发展是本科医学培训的一个重要方面，有助于实践循证医学。将研究培训纳入本科医学课程可以采用多种形式，并且对纳尔逊·罗利赫拉赫拉·曼德拉医学院（NRMSM）的所有学生都是必修的。对这种培训进行评估非常重要，不仅是为了确保学生获得所需的研究技能，也是为了提高培训质量。
本研究旨在评估本科医学生和工作人员在培训和评估三年级研究项目中的学习、参与和经验。
这项研究在南非纳尔逊·罗利赫拉赫拉·曼德拉医学院进行。
在学生完成研究项目海报展示后，向他们和评估展示的工作人员发放了问卷。评估了学习过程、小组工作、模块成果与评估之间的一致性以及海报展示的好处。
共有 215 名学生和 10 名工作人员完成了问卷。许多学生报告说他们喜欢学习研究（78%），并且培训活动有助于他们理解研究过程（84%）。大多数学生（86%）和工作人员（80%）认为海报是展示学生收集、分析和解释数据能力的有效方式。
工作人员和学生对研究过程持积极态度，并报告说海报展示是评估研究的有效方法。
