Perceptions of faculty and medical students regarding an undergraduate research culture activity in Myanmar: a qualitative study.

IF 5.5 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-27 DOI:10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.33

Htain Lin Aung, Moe Oo Thant, July Maung Maung, Ye Hlaing Oo, Thin Thin Toe, Hla Moe

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Abstract

Purpose: This study explored the perceptions of faculty members and third-year medical students regarding the research culture activity (RCA), a program designed to engage undergraduates in research at the University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar. It aimed to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and skills (KAS) gained, the challenges encountered, and suggestions for improvement.

Methods: This qualitative study employed 4 semi-structured focus group discussions with 17 third-year medical students and 16 faculty members who participated in the 2020 RCA. Student responses related to KAS were analyzed using a deductive framework approach, while challenges and suggestions were examined through inductive thematic analysis. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim in Burmese, translated into English, and collaboratively coded using Atlas.ti version 9.0.5.

Results: Participants reported improved understanding of scientific literature, greater responsibility, strengthened teamwork, and enhanced practical research skills. Reported challenges included limited research preparedness, scheduling conflicts, inconsistent supervision, financial constraints, and weak coordination with inpatient clinicians. Participants also suggested clearer guidelines, pre-research training, protected time, stronger supervision, and institutional budgetary support.

Conclusion: The RCA provides substantial educational value in developing research competencies and remains a promising, potentially adaptable model for resource-limited settings. Its sustainability will depend on institutional commitment, supervisory capacity, and modest financial investment. Future research should prospectively assess KAS outcomes, compare supervision models and group sizes, evaluate digital workflows for efficiency, and conduct long-term follow-up of graduates' scholarly activities to build evidence for scalable implementation.

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教师和医科学生对缅甸本科生研究文化活动的看法：一项定性研究。

目的：本研究探讨了教师和三年级医学生对研究文化活动（RCA）的看法，RCA是缅甸曼德勒医科大学旨在吸引本科生参与研究的一个项目。它旨在确定获得的知识、态度和技能（KAS）、遇到的挑战以及改进的建议。方法：采用4次半结构化焦点小组讨论，对参加2020年RCA的17名三年级医学生和16名教师进行定性研究。使用演绎框架方法分析了与KAS相关的学生反应，而通过归纳主题分析检查了挑战和建议。讨论被录音，用缅甸语逐字转录，翻译成英语，并使用Atlas进行协作编码。Ti版本9.0.5。结果：参与者报告说，他们对科学文献的理解有所提高，责任感更强，团队合作能力得到加强，实际研究技能得到提高。报告的挑战包括有限的研究准备、时间安排冲突、不一致的监督、财政限制以及与住院临床医生的协调不力。与会者还建议更明确的指导方针、研究前培训、保护时间、加强监督和机构预算支持。结论：RCA在发展研究能力方面提供了巨大的教育价值，并且在资源有限的环境中仍然是一个有前途的，具有潜在适应性的模型。其可持续性将取决于机构承诺、监管能力和适度的金融投资。未来的研究应前瞻性地评估KAS结果，比较监督模式和小组规模，评估数字化工作流程的效率，并对毕业生的学术活动进行长期随访，为可扩展的实施建立证据。

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Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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9.60

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9.10%

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审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions aims to provide readers the state-of-the art practical information on the educational evaluation for health professions so that to increase the quality of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education. It is specialized in educational evaluation including adoption of measurement theory to medical health education, promotion of high stakes examination such as national licensing examinations, improvement of nationwide or international programs of education, computer-based testing, computerized adaptive testing, and medical health regulatory bodies. Its field comprises a variety of professions that address public medical health as following but not limited to: Care workers Dental hygienists Dental technicians Dentists Dietitians Emergency medical technicians Health educators Medical record technicians Medical technologists Midwives Nurses Nursing aides Occupational therapists Opticians Oriental medical doctors Oriental medicine dispensers Oriental pharmacists Pharmacists Physical therapists Physicians Prosthetists and Orthotists Radiological technologists Rehabilitation counselor Sanitary technicians Speech-language therapists.