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Background : Clinically-based Medical Education is the principal source of learning and this has been profoundly impacted by restrictions due to COVID-19. Methods : A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the different aspects of the Postgraduate curriculum among the residents of Internal Medicine and its Allied sub/super-specialties across India. An online semi-structured English language questionnaire was prepared using Google-form platform and the link was shared among the residents through various social media outlets. The questionnaire comprised of seven sections: demographic characteristics, burden of COVID duties, hospital service utilization, academic activity, procedural training, research activity and recommendations for improvement of academic activities. Appropriate statistical tests were carried out to analyze the data obtained. Results: A total of 1857 responses were taken into consideration. A significant reduction in both out-patient and In-patient Department (IPD) attendance was reported by 47% and 35.3% participants respectively. Most of the residents (69.8%) claimed that their magnitude of self-study was less than usual. Bulk of the respondents (75.4%) felt that their clinical training was being grossly hampered. Three-fourths of the participants were involved in online studies. Procedural training was severely affected as opined by 75.9% of respondents. Majority (55.6%) respondents reported their thesis work was severely affected during pandemic. Conclusion : The findings of this study highlight the grave implications of the current pandemic on various aspects of the Postgraduate Residency Curriculum. Learning methods applying modern emerging online digital technologies will improve our teaching paradigms
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Introducción: Los residentes en formación están destinados a recibir conocimientos metodológicos de la investigación. Objetivo: Evaluar la actividad investigativa en los residentes de Anestesiología y Reanimación. Método: Se aplicó una encuesta validada para especialistas en Formación en Ciencias de la Salud del Ministerio de Sanidad de España modificada. Dicho cuestionario se sometió al criterio de cinco expertos en el tema. Resultados: Se encuestaron 91 residentes con edad promedio 29 años ± 4 años; 68,1 por ciento fueron del sexo masculino. Primaron los residentes de segundo 34,1 por ciento y cuarto año 30,8 por ciento. El 91,2 por ciento señaló que en su plan de formación estaba la investigación, 92,3 por ciento realizó cursos de metodología de la investigación, 87,9 por ciento tuvieron participación en investigaciones y 86,8 por ciento valoraron de útil el trabajo de terminación de residencia. La media de la puntuación de la información recibida sobre actividades de investigación fue 7,7 ± 2,4 puntos. La media en horas semanales dedicadas a la investigación fue 4,4 ± 2,9 horas. La puntuación dada al apoyo de los profesores fue de 7,5 ± 2,7 puntos y el estímulo por parte del tutor para realizar trabajos de investigación fue de 6,2 ± 3,5 puntos. Conclusiones: En general la actividad investigativa es bien valorada entre los residentes; sin embargo, en esta etapa, en la cual el mayor peso lo tiene la formación académica de la especialidad, no se cuenta con la madurez ni tiempo suficiente para crear una investigación(AU)
Introduction: Residents should receive methodological knowledge for research. Objective: To evaluate the research activity of residents of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Method: We conducted a modified survey validated for specialists receiving training in Health Sciences from the Spanish Ministry of Health. This questionnaire was subjected to the criteria of five experts on the subject. Results: We conducted a survey with 91 residents who had an average age of 29 years ± 4 years; 68.1 percent were male. Second-year and fourth-year residents predominated, accounting for 34.1 percent and 30.8 percent, respectively. 91.2 percent responded that their training plan included research, 92.3 percent took courses on research methodology, 87.9 percent participated in research, and 86.8 percent valued the final work of the residence as useful. The mean score for the information received on research activities was 7.7 ± 2.4 points. The mean weekly hours dedicated to research was 4.4 ± 2.9 hours. The score given to support provided by the teacher was 7.5 ± 2.7 points and encouragement by the tutor to carry out research work was 6.2 ± 3.5 points. Conclusions: Generally speaking, the research activity is valued as good among residents. However, at this stage, in which the academic training of the specialty has the greatest weight, there is not enough growth or time to develop research(AU)
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Humans , Anesthesiology , Research/education , Health SciencesABSTRACT
Introducción: El uso de las medicinas no convencionales (MNC) crece en la población; sin embargo, los médicos tienen un bajo nivel de conocimiento acerca de ellas, a pesar de su interés, debido a las preguntas que reciben de sus pacientes con respecto a sus riesgos y beneficios. No obstante, se desconoce cuántos y cuáles son los instrumentos que evalúan la calidad de la investigación de estas medicinas. Objetivo: Identificar las herramientas que se utilizan para evaluar la calidad de la investigación en medicinas no convencionales a fin de conocer sus avances y origen de sus limitaciones. Método: Se realizó una búsqueda de información en bases de datos científicas; acopiándose un total de 200 de estos, solo 75 fueron considerados adecuados; aunque, solo 12 respondieron a la pregunta de investigación. El análisis acogió algunas de las recomendaciones PRISMA. Resultados: Se encontraron 12 instrumentos que guían y evalúan la calidad de la investigación en medicinas no convencionales, 9 de ellas son extensiones CONSORT. China, Corea del Sur y la India son los países que promueven la estandarización de su medicina tradicional, la cual representa gran parte de las medicinas alternativas y complementarias de otras partes del mundo. Conclusiones: Se requiere seguir procedimientos específicos para la evaluación de la calidad de la investigación en medicinas no convencionales con el fin de encontrar los criterios más apropiados para la evaluación de su eficacia y seguridad(AU)
Introduction: The use of unconventional medicine grows in the population; but doctors have low level of knowledge of them, despite their interest, due to the questions from their patients regarding their risks and benefits. Yet, it is unknown what the instruments are and how many are they to assess the quality of research on these medications. Objective: To identify and to describe the tools used to assess the quality of research in unconventional medicine in order to know progress and origin of limitations. Method: An information search was carried out in scientific databases; collecting a total of 200, only 75 were considered adequate; although, only 12 answered the research question. The analysis comprised some of PRISMA recommendations. Results: Twelve instruments were found that guide and evaluate the quality of research in non-conventional medicine, nine of them are CONSORT extensions. China, South Korea and India are the countries that promote standardization of their traditional medicine, which represents a large part of alternative and complementary medicine from other parts of the world. Conclusions: It is required to follow specific procedures for assessing the quality of research in non-conventional medicine in order to find the most appropriate criteria for evaluating their efficacy and safety(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Research , Medicine, Traditional/methods , Quality ControlABSTRACT
O artigo tem como proposta discutir as práticas desenvolvidas no Laboratório gestáltico (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ) e no Laboratório PesquisarCOM (Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF) a partir do que elas têm em comum e também de singular. Esses laboratórios compõem a formação acadêmica na psicologia através de uma certa ruptura com o saber hegemônico. Para conduzir essa discussão, nos reportaremos às práticas aqui entendidas não como subordinadas a uma teoria, mas sim no sentido proposto por Stengers, que enfatiza as relações e negociações realizadas no processo de fazer ciência. É também em Stengers que encontramos ressonâncias fundamentais para pensarmos uma direção: outra perspectiva para a noção de objetividade, a importância da escrita e da narrativa nos artigos e relatos de pesquisa e ainda a importância de acompanhar os modos de construção, os agenciamentos e negociações que emergem tanto do campo de pesquisa quanto das ações que realizamos no âmbito da formação acadêmica. Tais possibilidades nos permitem fazer com o outro e não sobre o outro, trazendo reflexões que nos deslocam de um pensamento mais tradicional para um espaço mais sensível, ampliando o campo do nosso fazer e produzindo novos efeitos na formação e práticas acadêmicas, como, por exemplo, a valorização da sensibilidade na constituição da psicologia como ciência.
The present article proposes to discuss the practices developed at the Gestaltic Laboratory (University of the State of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ) and at the PesquisaCOM Laboratory (University Federal Fluminense - UFF) considering what is peculiar and what is singular in each of them. These Laboratories composes the academic formation in psychology through acertain rupture with the hegemonic knowledge. To conduct this discussion, we will refer to the practices here understood not as subordinated to a theory, but as proposed by Stengers, in a way which emphasizes how relations and negotiations are conducted in the process of making Science. It is also in Stengers's work that we find fundamental resonance to thinkof a direction: another perspective for the notion of objectivity, the importance of the writing and of the narrative in articles and research reports, and the importance of following the mode of construction, the assemblings and the negotiations that emerge from both the research field as from the actions we perform in the academical education scope. These possibilities enable us to build within the other and not about the other, bringing reflections that move us from a more traditional thinking to a more sensitive space, expanding our operational field and producing new effects on the education and academic practices, such as the appreciation of sensibility in the constitution of psychology as a science.
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Research , Gestalt Theory , Laboratories , Psychology , TeachingABSTRACT
Plagiarism may take place in any scientific journals despite currently employed anti-plagiarism tools. The absence of widely acceptable definitions of research misconduct and reliance solely on similarity checks do not allow journal editors to prevent most complex cases of recycling of scientific information and wasteful, or ‘predatory,’ publishing. This article analyses Scopus-based publication activity and evidence on poor writing, lack of related training, emerging anti-plagiarism strategies, and new forms of massive wasting of resources by publishing largely recycled items, which evade the ‘red flags’ of similarity checks. In some non-Anglophone countries ‘copy-and-paste’ writing still plagues pre- and postgraduate education. Poor research management, absence of courses on publication ethics, and limited access to quality sources confound plagiarism as a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary phenomenon. Over the past decade, the advent of anti-plagiarism software checks has helped uncover elementary forms of textual recycling across journals. But such a tool alone proves inefficient for preventing complex forms of plagiarism. Recent mass retractions of plagiarized articles by reputable open-access journals point to critical deficiencies of current anti-plagiarism software that do not recognize manipulative paraphrasing and editing. Manipulative editing also finds its way to predatory journals, ignoring the adherence to publication ethics and accommodating nonsense plagiarized items. The evolving preventive strategies are increasingly relying on intelligent (semantic) digital technologies, comprehensively evaluating texts, keywords, graphics, and reference lists. It is the right time to enforce adherence to global editorial guidance and implement a comprehensive anti-plagiarism strategy by helping all stakeholders of scholarly communication.
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Education , Ethics , Information Storage and Retrieval , Plagiarism , Publications , Recycling , Retraction of Publication as Topic , Scientific Misconduct , WritingABSTRACT
Introducción: La labor asistencial puede condicionar pobre dedicación a actividades de investigación científica en médicos que realizan la especialización de nefrología. Objetivo: Describir las prácticas de investigación científica entre los médicos residentes en nefrología y especialistas recién egresados en Perú. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal sobre la totalidad de médicos residentes de nefrología de los dos últimos años y especialistas egresados de los dos últimos años a nivel nacional, mediante un cuestionario autoaplicado. Resultados: Se obtuvieron 40 respuestas, de las cuales el 50% correspondían a residentes. El 67.5% de los encuestados nunca realizó investigación durante la residencia. Ningún encuestado que haya realizado algún trabajo de investigación lo publicó. Casi todos consideraron a su sede hospitalaria como deficiente en investigación. Conclusión: La investigación científica entre residentes de nefrología en Perú es deficiente. Se requieren estrategias que la promuevan a este nivel.
Introduction: Clinical work can influence time spent on scientific research among physicians training in Nephrology. Objective: To describe scientific research practices among medical residents and specialists in Nephrology recently graduated in Peru. Material and Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study on residents of nephrology of the last two years and specialists graduated from the past two years at the national level through a self-administered validated questionnaire. Results: We obtained 40 responses of which 50% were residents. 68% of respondents never conducted research during residency training. None of the respondents who performed some research work published their research. Almost all considered deficient their research training received and studies done in their hospitals. Conclusion: Scientific research practices among nephrology resident training in Peru are deficient. Strategies are needed to promote and develop it.
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Internship and Residency , Research , Nephrology , PeruABSTRACT
Introducción: es importante que a medida que se implementa un nuevo plan de estudios se realice su evaluación curricular y perfeccionamiento. Objetivos: evaluar la actividad investigativa del primer año de la Carrera de Estomatología y realizar una propuesta de perfeccionamiento de su diseño en el Plan D. Métodos: se desarrolló una investigación pedagógica participativa con predominio del enfoque cualitativo, entre abril y mayo de 2012. Se desarrollaron cuatro talleres metodológicos con el colectivo de primer año como vía de evaluación y perfeccionamiento de la actividad investigativa curricular. Participaron veinte profesores. Resultados: se pudo determinar que el diseño de la actividad investigativa en los objetivos de año, en la estrategia curricular de Informática e Investigación y los programas docentes para el primer año en el Plan D de la Carrera de Estomatología es insuficiente; se realizó la propuesta de perfeccionamiento de cada uno de estos documentos. Conclusiones: es insuficiente la actividad investigativa en el diseño curricular de este año académico, la propuesta de perfeccionamiento del diseño de dicha actividad incluyó los objetivos de año, la estrategia de Informática e Investigación y los programas docentes de las asignaturas del año.
Introduction: it is important when a new study plan is taking place to perform a curricular assessment and improvement of their components. Objectives: to assess the research activity during the first year of Dentistry career and do an improvement proposal. Material and Methods: a pedagogical participative research took places whit a qualitative approach, since April to May of 2012, using the analysis of documents, and the methodological workshop with the staff of professors who teach in the first years. Results: it could be determined that the research activity in the objectives of the year, in the curricular strategy of the computer science and research and in the educational programs for the first year of Dentistry career Plan D was insufficient. Four methodological workshops were carry out which allows to fulfil an improvement proposal. Conclusions: the design of the research activity in the Plan D was insufficient for the first year. A proposal the improvement the research activity were carry out by some methodological workshops.