title: Promoting medical student research productivity: the student perspective.
abstract: One-third of medical students complete medical school without significant exposure to research. This gap in their medical education is significant: research not only exposes medical students to scientific methodology and academic writing, but also encourages them to multi-task, communicate, and critically analyze the scientific literature - valuable skills that will serve them well in their future medical careers. We report herein the proceedings from a student-led symposium that aimed to promote student involvement in research at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University by providing practical information on how to successfully complete a research project.
authors.affiliation: third-year medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Benjamin K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: third-year medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: third-year medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Vickram J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Co-Director of the Integrated Medical Sciences Curriculum in the Office of Medical Education.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology) at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Chief of Ophthalmology at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Associate Program Director of the Ophthalmology Residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medial School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D012106:Research; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D014956:Writing
keywords: medical student; publication; research