Specialty Choice Influences Medical Student Research and Productivity

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作者：

Peacock J.G. ^{[1
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Grande J.P. ^{[2
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机构：

[1] Department of Graduate Medical Education, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, 3551 Roger Brook Dr., Fort Sam Houston, 78234, TX

[2] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN

来源：

Medical Science Educator | 2015年 / 25卷 / 2期

关键词：

Academic productivity; Competitive specialty; Medical education; Medical student research; Specialty choice;

D O I：

10.1007/s40670-015-0117-7

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摘要：

Background: Medical student research is a critical component of undergraduate medical education, but few studies have looked at the impact of medical student research on career paths, including specialty choice. In this study, the authors surveyed current and former Mayo medical students regarding their research experiences before, during, and after medical school to determine the relationship of medical student research and specialty choice. Methods: The authors created a survey about medical student research using the “Google Forms” software in accordance with an IRB-approved protocol. They surveyed 1133 current and former Mayo Medical School students from the 1976–2014 graduating classes, receiving 374 responses (33 % response rate). Results: The authors grouped the respondents’ specialties into historically competitive specialties (Group 2), which had higher average USMLE Step 1 and 2 scores (higher than 240) and higher proportions of AOA members (higher than 20 %), and the remaining specialties (Group 1). Group 2 respondents had a significantly stronger pre-medical school interest in research and produced more medical school and graduate medical training publications and presentations than Group 1. Overall, students reported that their specialty choice had a stronger impact on their medical research than the impact of their research on their specialty choice. Conclusions: Historically competitive specialties tend to have more students interested in conducting and efficient in producing research during medical school and graduate medical training compared with other specialties. Students report that specialty choice significantly impacts medical student research and academic productivity. © 2015, International Association of Medical Science Educators.

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页数：5

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