Research by undergraduate medical students: Common pitfalls and ethical dilemmas

In recent times, multiple attempts have been made to involve medical students in research projects right from the early days of their medical education. Such efforts have started showing results and students are involving themselves in research workshops and activities to understand scientific literature better. However, they need to keep in mind some important ethical aspects which they may tend to overlook. Here, I highlight the loopholes exploited by young researchers and shortcuts used in the process. I also focus on different measures medical students could incorporate in their research to generate quality data, while following ethical practices.

As atividades de pesquisa, extensão e monitoria na formação em psicologia / The activities of research, extension and monitoring by psychology students

Este artigo analisa o questionário socioeconômico que acompanhou a prova do ENADE-2006 nas atividades de iniciação científica, extensão e monitoria, respondido pelos alunos de Psicologia. A maioria dos alunos que responderam ao ENADE-2006 são oriundos de instituições privadas (n=19.756), sem curso de pós-graduação (n=19.187) e que residem no interior (n=12.797). Do total de respondentes, 2.382 são alunos de instituições federais, 863 estaduais, 612 municipais e 19.756 particulares. Em relação ao intercâmbio efetivo entre a graduação e a pós-graduação, é possível identificar um número pequeno de alunos que obtiveram a possibilidade de envolver-se em projetos de pós-graduandos (1,5 por cento), estando mais envolvidos em projetos do professor orientador (9,9 por cento). Em relação às atividades de monitoria, os alunos das instituições federais são os que mais participavam (61,6 por cento) seguidas das instituições particulares (52,9 por cento), das municipais (50,4 por cento) e das estaduais (49,9 por cento).

This article analyses the socioeconomically questionnaire that accompanied the ENADE-2006 test on the activities of scientific initiation, extension and monitoring answered by psychology students. Most of the students that answered the test come from private institutions (n=19.756), lack a Graduate School (n=19.187) and live in small countryside cities (n=12.797). On the total of students who answered, 2.382 are from federal institutions, 863 are students from state institutions, 612 from municipal institutions and 19.765 come from private institutions. Regarding the effective exchange between Undergraduate e Graduate School, it’s possible to identify a small number of students that gained the possibility of getting involved graduation research projects (1,5 percent), being more involved in projects of the teacher class (9,9 percent). Regarding monitoring activities, students from federal institutions are the ones who participated the most (61,6 percent) followed by students from private institutions (52,9 percent), municipal institutions (50,4 percent) and state institutions (49,9 percent).

Simposio: Importancia de la investigación científica en Ciencias de la Salud / Symposium: Importance of research scientific in Sciences Health

Las publicaciones realizadas en Lambayeque son escasas, y de las pocas que se realizan casi las ¾ partes son realizadas en temas que no son de prioridad regional o nacional. Si bien el contexto no es el más adecuado para formar investigadores, existen grupos estudiantiles que pueden ayudar a promover la investigación desde el pregrado. Las líneas de investigación en instituciones universitarias no siempre están desarrolladas, más aún si quiera estipuladas claramente y la investigación en los niveles de atención primaria está poco desarrolladas, mientras que la investigación en los hospitales se viene dando en mucho mayor cantidad con apoyo de la industria farmacéutica.(AU)

The publications in Lambayeque are scarce, and from the few that are done almost ¾ are madeon issues that are regional or national priority. Although the context is not the best fortraining researchers, there are student groups that can help promote research fromthe undergraduate level. The lines of research at academic institutions are not alwaysdeveloped, especially if you want to set out clearly and research in primary carelevels is poorly developed, while research in hospitals is taking place in much largeramount of industry support pharmaceutical. (AU)

Exploration of the medical undergraduates' systematic research training program / 中华医学教育探索杂志

According to current situation of the undergraduates'scientific research,proposal of establishing the systematic research capacity training program was given,and this program's effects on undergraduates at our school were analyzed.