title: Case reports and research productivity among Syrian medical students: Review, reality, and suggested solutions.
abstract: Medical students are precious seeds for better future medical research. Case reports writing may represent a relatively simple first step for beginners. Only 47 case reports are published in the literature by Syrian Medical Institutions compared to more than 500 case reports in a comparable country in the last 5 years. Many obstacles stand against developing fruitful research environment in Syria. Increasing awareness to research productivity in Syria along with comparative analysis is discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology resident, Damascus Department of Health, Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Naji
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alhamid
authors.affiliation: Medical student, Damascus University, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Nawar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Almounayer
authors.affiliation: Medical student, Damascus University, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Bana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsabbagh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Baseel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Atassi
keywords: Research productivity; case reports; medical students