Medical Students' and Supervisors' Experiences of Extracurricular Research at a Rural Clinical School: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to explore student and supervisor experiences of medical student research activity in a rural area, as well as reasons for interested students not engaging in research and projects being delayed or discontinued.

Setting

One university's rural clinical school programme encompassing four regional training locations.

Participants

Medical students completing their training at a rural location who expressed an interest in participating in extracurricular research, along with supervisors of extracurricular research projects for rural students within the preceding 2 years.

Design

Convergent mixed-methods study involving an online survey with students and semi-structured interviews with supervisors. Thematic analysis was used to

SUBMITTER: Fox JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987059 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature