title: Scientific initiation in medical education.
abstract: It has been said that scientific initiation propagates the development of logical and critical thinking, instigates a commitment to life-long learning and stimulates the formation of new scientists. This essay describes the personal experience of the scientific initiation process of a medical student and reports on the impacts this extra-curricular activity has had over this student's graduation period.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. taniapcm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tania P C
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Martinho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008875:Middle Aged; D013337:Students, Medical