Cross-sectional Survey of Medical student perceptions of And desires for Research and Training pathways (SMART): an analysis of prospective cohort study of UK medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Clinician-scientists are critical to medical innovation and research. However, the number of clinician scientists in the UK has been declining steadily over the last decade. One of the cited reasons is poor student recruitment to academic training pathways. The SMART study aims to assess current student perceptions on research and identify key factors influencing whether a student is interested in research.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional survey study between January and May 2022.

Setting

This was a multi-centre national study with data collected across 40 universities offering medical courses in the UK.

Participants

Participants were UK medical students enrolled in medicine for 21/22 academic year.

Main outcome and measure

The main outco

SUBMITTER: Parameswaran G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature