Alnajjar Jawad S, Alabdulqader Razan Anwar, Alhithlool Abdulmalek W, Almarzooq Mohammed A, Alshakhs Abdullah Afif, Al-Omair Abdullah Mohammed, Ali Sayed Ibrahim, Almaqhawi Abdullah
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2025 Mar 25;16:461-470. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S509323. eCollection 2025.
Research is a fundamental component for advancing healthcare and medical knowledge. It enhances students' ability to practice evidence-based care in clinical practice. Despite the recognized benefits, barriers such as lack of time, skills, funding, and guidance impede students' involvement in research. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of conducting a specialised extracurricular research course designed for medical students at King Faisal University.
A quasi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest design, including a control group. Participants were second-to-sixth-year medical students, divided into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group participated in a comprehensive research course over eight months. A pretest-posttest self-administered questionnaire was given at the beginning and end of the course to assess research knowledge and attitudes. The control group completed the same at equivalent time points.
The paired sample -test demonstrated significant improvements in pre- and post-test scores for research knowledge among students who attended more than 50% of the course (p = 0.009). Similarly, students who attended less than or equal to 50% of the course content also showed significant gains in research knowledge (p = 0.005). However, the comparison between the intervention and control groups did not show a significant difference (p = 0.160).
This study highlights the effectiveness of a structured research training program in enhancing medical students' research knowledge and attitudes. The findings advocate for integrating formal research training into medical curricula to prepare future healthcare professionals for evidence-based practice and sustained research engagement. Despite limitations such as non-randomized assignments and a single-institution focus, the study underscores the transformative impact of systematic research education on medical students' professional development.
研究是推动医疗保健和医学知识发展的基本要素。它提高了学生在临床实践中实施循证护理的能力。尽管有公认的益处，但诸如时间不足、技能欠缺、资金匮乏和缺乏指导等障碍阻碍了学生参与研究。本研究旨在评估为法赫德国王大学医学院学生设计的专门课外研究课程的有效性和影响。
一项准实验研究采用了前后测设计，包括一个对照组。参与者为二至六年级的医学院学生，分为干预组和对照组。干预组参加了为期八个月的综合研究课程。在课程开始和结束时发放一份前后测的自填式问卷，以评估研究知识和态度。对照组在相同的时间点完成相同的问卷。
配对样本检验表明，参加课程超过50%的学生在研究知识的前后测分数上有显著提高（p = 0.009）。同样，参加课程内容少于或等于50%的学生在研究知识方面也有显著提高（p = 0.005）。然而，干预组和对照组之间的比较没有显示出显著差异（p = 0.160）。
本研究强调了结构化研究培训计划在提高医学生研究知识和态度方面的有效性。研究结果主张将正式的研究培训纳入医学课程，为未来的医疗保健专业人员做好循证实践和持续研究参与的准备。尽管存在非随机分配和单一机构研究重点等局限性，但该研究强调了系统研究教育对医学生专业发展的变革性影响。
