Research in epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum: students' opinions of the Nottingham experience.
Medical students in Nottingham all complete an honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences course in one department including a research project. The honours programme in community health is described, with results from a survey of the 122 graduates since the medical school started. The 98 (80%) responses showed high levels of satisfaction and gain from the programme, the great majority regarding the course as valuable, enjoyable, and giving both research skills and skills in interpersonal relationships.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004739:England; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*