Student ; Research ; Competency ; Curriculum ; Barrier
Abstract
Including the research in the medical curriculum is regarded as an important issue for medical education.
Research experience at medical school has a positive impact on students and it motivates them to undertake
further research in the future. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors to activate the research
of medical school students. We investigated students' perception of the research curriculum in medical
school. The survey for this study was conducted among 41 targeted medical school students from across
the Republic of Korea. A total of 370 students from 26 medical schools responded. Benefits through research
activities were to study about the areas of interest, as researchers had the opportunity to interact with
professors and career. Students, furthermore, had difficulties in research due to data collection, the lack
of research space and research funding. Requirements to activate the research were the time to participate
in research activities, opening regular research courses, preparation of practical research program and motivation
for such research. The medical school would need to improve the medical curriculum through the analysis
of the environment and situation the school is facing based upon the in-depth analysis results of what
the medical school is pursuing through the research activities, what the students want, what the potential
difficulties are, and what the requirements are to improve the research curriculum.