Bereuter Jean-Paul, Geissler Mark Enrik, Klimova Anna, Geissler Rona, Oswald Corina, El-Armouche Ali, El-Armouche Katja, Günther Lydia, Deußen Andreas
Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Jun 13;34(5):1011-1021. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02077-x. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Conducting a Medical Doctorate (MD) thesis is desired by the majority of medical students. However, the needed scientific competencies are not regularly implemented in medical education. To support students during their MD thesis, a graduate college was implemented. The present study aims to investigate the impact of this structured MD thesis program on the outcome of the MD thesis and the further scientific career.
An online survey covering 59 items was distributed to all current and former medical students who officially started their MD thesis from 2011 to 2022. The survey investigated the impact of the structured MD thesis program on the scientific development of participating students compared to students outside the structured program.
Based on a total of 370 complete answers, the analysis indicated that participants of the structured program have a significantly better outcome of their MD thesis compared to the control cohort based on objective parameters such as the thesis grade, the number of first-author publications, attendance of congresses, and the number of rewards. Additionally, participation in the program led to a more sustainable integration of students into research measured by the participation or pursuit of clinician scientist programs. Propensity score matched analyses of 60 participants confirmed the results.
Participation in a structured MD thesis program significantly improved the outcome and may support sustainable integration into research. Therefore, the implementation of such programs should be further expanded to secure the education of scientifically trained MD graduates.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02077-x.
大多数医学生都希望撰写医学博士（MD）论文。然而，所需的科学能力在医学教育中并未得到常规培养。为了在医学生撰写MD论文期间给予支持，设立了一个研究生学院。本研究旨在调查这一结构化MD论文项目对MD论文成果及后续科研生涯的影响。
向2011年至2022年正式开始撰写MD论文的所有在校及往届医学生发放了一份包含59个项目的在线调查问卷。该调查研究了结构化MD论文项目与非结构化项目学生相比，对参与学生科研发展的影响。
基于总共370份完整答案的分析表明，与对照组相比，结构化项目的参与者在MD论文成果方面显著更优，这基于诸如论文成绩、第一作者发表论文数量、参加学术会议情况以及获奖数量等客观参数。此外，通过参与或追求临床科学家项目来衡量，参与该项目使学生在科研中的融入更加可持续。对60名参与者进行的倾向得分匹配分析证实了这一结果。
参与结构化MD论文项目显著改善了论文成果，并可能支持学生可持续地融入科研。因此，应进一步扩大此类项目的实施，以确保培养出经过科学训练的MD毕业生。
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