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Vol 123 No 1323: 24 September 2010

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Completing an intercalated research degree during medical undergraduate training: barriers, benefits and postgraduate career profiles

Serena J K Park, Mary M S Liang, Trevor Sherwin, Charles N J McGhee

During the course of their studies, medical students worldwide are offered the opportunity to defer medical studies for 1 year to complete a research degree option in order to foster a career long interest in research and evidence-based medicine. We surveyed the past graduates of the University of Auckland Medical School who had chosen to complete the research year, to discover their attitudes towards benefits and barriers of the research option and to follow their career profiles since graduating. Among 50 graduates who met the inclusion criteria, 30 (60%) completed the survey. Eighty percent of respondents encountered some problems during the research year, with the most common being loss of contact with friends in the medical course. The satisfaction associated with the research year was generally high, with 90% saying it was a worthwhile endeavour. However, many were reluctant to do the intercalated degree again if given time over as a medical student in the current environment. The aim of providing the research option, to prolong a research interest among medical graduates, was met with 90% of the graduates being involved in research since graduation and 33% had completed a higher research degree, such as MD or PhD.

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Medical students’ attitudes towards research and a career in research: an Auckland, New Zealand study

Serena J K Park, Charles N J McGhee, Trevor Sherwin

The New Zealand medical students sampled reported a significant interest in research, with a majority of the students planning to participate in extracurricular activities during medical school, and many hoping to be involved in research throughout their medical careers. However, only a small number of students were interested in pursuing research through an intercalated undergraduate degree option. Ultimately, the opportunity for research was deemed to be a less important consideration when choosing a specialty, compared to lifestyle and earning potential.

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Net-based information on varicose vein treatments: a tangled web

Thida Ching, Justin A Roake, David R Lewis

Varicose veins are a very common health problem. Individuals with varicose veins may use the Internet to obtain information regarding treatment options. The world wide web (www) is unregulated and not all of the information available on New Zealand-based websites is reliable however.

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Development of the Rural Immersion Programme for 5th-year medical students at the University Of Otago

Patrick Farry, John Adams, Lucie Walters, Paul Worley, Susan Dovey

Medical education is evolving from discipline and hospital-based teaching to using more integrated, community-based teaching. The Rural Immersion Programme (RMIP) aims to immerse 5th-year University of Otago medical students in an integrated, patient-centred, community-based, parallel learning environment where learners experiences in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings are always based on patient care. Government funding for the RMIP pilot was granted in November 2006 and the first 6 students started in the programme in 2007. Experiences of the programme from 2007-2009 are reported. The RMIP remains true to the principles underpinning its establishment and has to date delivered successful medical education outcomes for the first 18 students of 2007 and 2008.

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Completing an intercalated research degree during medical undergraduate training: barriers, benefits and postgraduate career profiles

Serena J K Park, Mary M S Liang, Trevor Sherwin, Charles N J McGhee

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Medical students’ attitudes towards research and a career in research: an Auckland, New Zealand study

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Net-based information on varicose vein treatments: a tangled web

Thida Ching, Justin A Roake, David R Lewis

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Roger M Ridley-Smith

Development of the Rural Immersion Programme for 5th-year medical students at the University Of Otago

Patrick Farry, John Adams, Lucie Walters, Paul Worley, Susan Dovey

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SUMMARY

Completing an intercalated research degree during medical undergraduate training: barriers, benefits and postgraduate career profiles

Serena J K Park, Mary M S Liang, Trevor Sherwin, Charles N J McGhee

During the course of their studies, medical students worldwide are offered the opportunity to defer medical studies for 1 year to complete a research degree option in order to foster a career long interest in research and evidence-based medicine. We surveyed the past graduates of the University of Auckland Medical School who had chosen to complete the research year, to discover their attitudes towards benefits and barriers of the research option and to follow their career profiles since graduating. Among 50 graduates who met the inclusion criteria, 30 (60%) completed the survey. Eighty percent of respondents encountered some problems during the research year, with the most common being loss of contact with friends in the medical course. The satisfaction associated with the research year was generally high, with 90% saying it was a worthwhile endeavour. However, many were reluctant to do the intercalated degree again if given time over as a medical student in the current environment. The aim of providing the research option, to prolong a research interest among medical graduates, was met with 90% of the graduates being involved in research since graduation and 33% had completed a higher research degree, such as MD or PhD.

SUMMARY

Medical students’ attitudes towards research and a career in research: an Auckland, New Zealand study

Serena J K Park, Charles N J McGhee, Trevor Sherwin

The New Zealand medical students sampled reported a significant interest in research, with a majority of the students planning to participate in extracurricular activities during medical school, and many hoping to be involved in research throughout their medical careers. However, only a small number of students were interested in pursuing research through an intercalated undergraduate degree option. Ultimately, the opportunity for research was deemed to be a less important consideration when choosing a specialty, compared to lifestyle and earning potential.

SUMMARY

Net-based information on varicose vein treatments: a tangled web

Thida Ching, Justin A Roake, David R Lewis

Varicose veins are a very common health problem. Individuals with varicose veins may use the Internet to obtain information regarding treatment options. The world wide web (www) is unregulated and not all of the information available on New Zealand-based websites is reliable however.

SUMMARY

Development of the Rural Immersion Programme for 5th-year medical students at the University Of Otago

Patrick Farry, John Adams, Lucie Walters, Paul Worley, Susan Dovey

Medical education is evolving from discipline and hospital-based teaching to using more integrated, community-based teaching. The Rural Immersion Programme (RMIP) aims to immerse 5th-year University of Otago medical students in an integrated, patient-centred, community-based, parallel learning environment where learners experiences in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings are always based on patient care. Government funding for the RMIP pilot was granted in November 2006 and the first 6 students started in the programme in 2007. Experiences of the programme from 2007-2009 are reported. The RMIP remains true to the principles underpinning its establishment and has to date delivered successful medical education outcomes for the first 18 students of 2007 and 2008.

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