Samant Anusha N, Fanelli Jessica E, Khanna Ashish K, Segal Scott
Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
Anesthesiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
Cureus. 2023 May 14;15(5):e39000. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39000. eCollection 2023 May.
Many students elect to take gap years in between graduating college and matriculating into medical school. At an academic institution, investigators can be limited in conducting research due to clinical endeavors. Utilizing a structured, clinical research, gap-year program with students called clinical research technicians (CRTs) can aid both investigators conducting research and students applying to graduate health programs. In this original article, we sought to understand CRT and investigator perceptions of and experiences in the program.
We distributed a survey to past and present CRTs and the investigators with whom they worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. We conducted thematic and sentiment analyses of the survey results. We also collected data on grant approvals, research funding awards, and CRT, clinical research nurse, and clinical research coordinator salaries.
We received responses from 20/29 investigators and 21/22 CRTs. We identified five themes for the investigator survey, including research accuracy and precision; research output; alleviating responsibilities; cost; and likelihood of referral. We identified five themes for the CRT survey, including future career assistance; physician career insights; mentorship; likelihood of referral; and other. The majority of respondents strongly agreed or agreed with the survey statements. The majority of comments were coded as positive. All of CRTs were accepted into a graduate health profession program.
Our program's success demonstrates how a structured, clinical research, gap-year program for premedical students can serve as a new educational tool and important research infrastructure resource for hospitals.
许多学生选择在大学毕业和进入医学院之间度过间隔年。在学术机构中，由于临床工作，研究人员开展研究可能会受到限制。利用一个针对学生的结构化临床研究间隔年项目，让学生担任临床研究技术员（CRT），可以帮助进行研究的人员和申请研究生健康项目的学生。在这篇原创文章中，我们试图了解CRT和研究人员对该项目的看法及经历。
我们向过去和现在的CRT以及他们在韦克福里斯特浸礼会医疗中心中庭健康部共事的研究人员发放了一份调查问卷。我们对调查结果进行了主题分析和情感分析。我们还收集了关于资助批准、研究资金奖励以及CRT、临床研究护士和临床研究协调员薪资的数据。
我们收到了20/29名研究人员和21/22名CRT的回复。我们在研究人员调查中确定了五个主题，包括研究的准确性和精确性；研究产出；减轻职责；成本；以及推荐可能性。我们在CRT调查中确定了五个主题，包括未来职业帮助；医生职业见解；指导；推荐可能性；以及其他。大多数受访者对调查问卷中的陈述表示强烈同意或同意。大多数评论被编码为积极。所有CRT都被研究生健康专业项目录取。
我们项目的成功表明，一个针对医学预科学生的结构化临床研究间隔年项目可以如何成为医院的一种新的教育工具和重要的研究基础设施资源。
