Research skills acquisition by interns: a case study.

This study shows the impact of a holistic structured training programme on the acquisition of research skills by a batch of 13 interns of Pramukhswami Medical College, Gujarat, India, commensurate with their envisaged roles according to the concept of "Essential National Health Research" (ENHR). There was a significant improvement in the knowledge scores of the participants, subsequent to the training programme, as evidenced by an improvement over their mean pretest score of 16.4 +/- 11.0 to a posttest score of 87.1 +/- 19.9. The study also discussions the suggestions and feedback of the participants about the programme.