Is there a place for medical students in research laboratories? A student's perspective.
Based on personal experience gained in two medical schools, one from a developed and one from a developing European country, I present a short discourse on the introduction of undergraduate medical students to research. The potential benefit of research for professional profile and overall competency building is emphasized and the possibility of counterbalancing the present crisis in academic medicine through undergraduate research is discussed.
Simunovic
Filip
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University of Heidelberg School of Medicine, Germany. bahghkho@yahoo.com
D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical