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Jordan L Fox1,2, William MacAskill3,4,5, Matthew McGrail1
1The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Medical students in rural areas face unique challenges in research participation. Time constraints and lengthy processes hinder project completion, requiring targeted rural strategies for success.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Rural Health Research
Background:
- Extracurricular research is crucial for medical student development.
- Rural clinical settings present distinct opportunities and challenges for research engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore medical student and supervisor experiences with research in rural settings.
- To identify barriers to student research participation and project continuation.
Main Methods:
- Convergent mixed-methods study at a rural clinical school.
- Online surveys with students (n=14) and semi-structured interviews with supervisors (n=10).
- Thematic analysis of qualitative interview data.
Main Results:
- Student motivations included skill development, CV enhancement, and career interests.
- Only 8 of 14 interested students' projects were continued.
- Key themes: advantageous partnerships, navigating research processes (time, workload), and ensuring student success.
- Supervisor interviews revealed time constraints and lengthy processes as significant barriers.
Conclusions:
- Rural medical education involves specific barriers and enablers for research.
- Time constraints for students and supervisors are primary obstacles to project continuation.
- Successful projects often had defined timeframes; targeted rural strategies are needed to improve completion and publication rates.
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