Conover Gloria M, Monk Mikayla B, Nigli Selina, Awalt Avery
Department of Medical Education, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Bryan, TX USA.
Office of Medical Student Research Education, Medical Research Education Bldg, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, 8447 Riverside Pkwy, Bryan, TX 77807 USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Jun 17;34(5):1091-1103. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02098-6. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Many physicians today struggle to learn the complexities of the biological basis for evidence-based medicine. To bridge this gap, the Medical Scholar Research Pathway Program (MSRPP) founded in 2019 prepares medical students for analytical reasoning and critical thinking while engaging in faculty-mentored research projects in a community-based public medical school.
MSRPP is an application-based extracurricular research program, designed for novice and experienced medical students. Three distinct pathways offer ample opportunities for pre-clinical and clinical students to participate in research on a flexible schedule. The program director guides students in one-on-one coaching meetings to set achievable goals with their faculty mentor, and plan their research deliverables, considering their interests and residency plans.
We report the implementation of a multi-year and multi-campus research training program for medical students across five campuses. Our results show that five class cohorts (2021-2025) of MSRPP students were twice as likely to seek formal research support than students not in the program. MSRPP students continuously growth their self-confidence to disseminate their research by practicing oral communication in monthly research reports and bi-annual research conferences. Moreover, students report they learn technical communication skills and feel inspired to participate in research by interacting with invited faculty seminars. MSRPP students have a significantly higher scholarship output as compared to non-MSRPP students. Early indicators show that students that participate in formal research programs have a measurable difference for matching into competitive residencies.
MSRPP students report that they have gained research competencies and technical skills to establish a baseline to promote their future research engagement. This study provides other peer medical schools with strategies to create the infrastructure to support and promote medical student research.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02098-6.
如今，许多医生都在努力学习循证医学生物学基础的复杂性。为了弥补这一差距，2019年成立的医学学者研究路径项目（MSRPP）让医学生在一所社区公立医学院参与教师指导的研究项目的同时，为他们的分析推理和批判性思维做好准备。
MSRPP是一个基于申请的课外研究项目，面向新手和有经验的医学生。三条不同的路径为临床前和临床学生提供了充足的机会，使他们能够按照灵活的时间表参与研究。项目主任在一对一的指导会议中指导学生，与他们的教师导师设定可实现的目标，并根据他们的兴趣和住院医师计划规划他们的研究成果。
我们报告了一项针对五个校区医学生的多年度、多校区研究培训项目的实施情况。我们的结果表明，MSRPP项目的五届班级（2021 - 2025年）学生寻求正式研究支持的可能性是未参加该项目学生的两倍。MSRPP项目的学生通过在月度研究报告和半年一次的研究会议中进行口头交流练习，不断增强了传播其研究成果的自信心。此外，学生们报告说，他们通过与受邀的教师研讨会互动，学到了技术交流技能，并受到启发参与研究。与非MSRPP项目的学生相比，MSRPP项目的学生有显著更高的学术成果产出。早期指标显示，参加正式研究项目的学生在匹配进入竞争激烈的住院医师项目方面有可衡量的差异。
MSRPP项目的学生报告说，他们已经获得了研究能力和技术技能，为促进他们未来的研究参与奠定了基础。本研究为其他同类医学院校提供了创建支持和促进医学生研究的基础设施的策略。
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