The Utrecht University Honours Program review project: example based scientific publishing training aimed at bachelor medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical undergraduate students receive limited education on scholarly publishing. However, publishing experiences during this phase are known to influence study and career paths. The medical bachelor Honours Program (HP) at Utrecht University initiated a hands-on writing and publishing course, which resulted in nine reviews published in internationally peer reviewed academic journals. We wanted to share the project set-up, explore the academic development of the participating students and determine the impact of the reviews on the scientific community.

Methods

Thirty-one out of 50 alumni completed a digital retrospective questionnaire on for example, development of skills and benefit for their studies and career. Publication metrics of the HP review papers were

SUBMITTER: Bloothooft M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848494 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature