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Exploring the Clinical Usefulness of Undergraduate Medical Research: A Mixed-Methods Study
Emma Burke1, Colm Savage1, John Begley1
1School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Medical Science Educator
|August 5, 2024
Summary
Undergraduate medical research can be more clinically useful. Improving patient-centeredness and research design enhances the impact of student projects on health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education Research
- Clinical Research Impact
- Health Professions Education
Background:
- Much published clinical research lacks measurable health impact, particularly in undergraduate medical education.
- Assessing the clinical usefulness of undergraduate medical research is crucial for improving its quality and relevance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore key features of clinically useful undergraduate medical research using group concept mapping (GCM).
- To review undergraduate medical research projects based on established criteria for clinical usefulness.
- To identify areas for improvement in undergraduate medical research design and execution.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods study involving 54 participants (students and physicians) from an Irish medical school.
- Group concept mapping (GCM) for brainstorming, sorting, and rating research characteristics.
- Retrospective analysis of 252 student projects using a rubric based on Ioannidis's (2016) six domains of clinical usefulness.
Main Results:
- GCM identified optimal design, practicality, skills development, translational impact, patient-centeredness, and clinical questions as key useful characteristics.
- Project analysis showed highest scores for feasibility, transparency, and problem base.
- Lowest scores were observed in context placement/information gain, pragmatism, and patient-centeredness.
Conclusions:
- Significant overlap exists between stakeholder views and established criteria for clinical usefulness in undergraduate research.
- Patient-centeredness emerged as a critical domain needing greater emphasis in undergraduate medical research design.
- Enhancing clinical usefulness can improve the impact of medical education research on health outcomes.
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