Dmitry Tumin, Em Long-Mills, Maelee Becton, Kori L Brewer, Karlene Cunningham, David L Eldridge
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Abstract
Objective: Summer research programs can support medical students' exposure to research and scholarly activity, and strengthen their applications for residency positions, particularly if students are able to generate peer-reviewed publications resulting from their summer experience. We aimed to estimate the rate of publication among medical student summer projects and identify any predictors of projects' progress to publication.
Methods: Projects were identified from abstract books published by five medical schools' summer research programs for rising second-year medical students. Resulting publications were queried in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Abstract characteristics were correlated with publication outcomes using bivariate analysis.
Results: We identified 158 eligible abstracts representing medical student summer research projects. Overall, 34% resulted in publication, but Kaplan-Meier analysis found that only one-quarter were published within 3 years of presentation (i.e., around the time of graduation from medical school). No abstract characteristics were associated with odds of any vs. no publication, and only disclosure of project funding was (negatively) associated with the hazard of publication.
Conclusions: Summer research programs fostering medical students' engagement in research may not directly lead to the publication of work completed during the program for most participants. Tracking the likelihood of publishing summer project results can help medical schools effectively advise students on how to maximize the utility of their participation in extracurricular research, without leading to burnout or disenchantment. Further research is needed to understand how connecting students and mentors with longitudinal support after the end of a summer program might facilitate project completion and publication.
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Medical Science Educator is the successor of the journal JIAMSE. It is the peer-reviewed publication of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). The Journal offers all who teach in healthcare the most current information to succeed in their task by publishing scholarly activities, opinions, and resources in medical science education. Published articles focus on teaching the sciences fundamental to modern medicine and health, and include basic science education, clinical teaching, and the use of modern education technologies. The Journal provides the readership a better understanding of teaching and learning techniques in order to advance medical science education.
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