title: Student-Driven Approaches to Undergraduate Medical Research: A Peer-Led Symposium.
abstract: Exposure to research early in medical school facilitates the development of physician-scientists and competent clinicians. In the last decade, institutions have established programs and policies to address the physician- scientist shortage. However, student-led initiatives to promote medical student engagement in research remain unexplored. This paper presents the design and results of the third iteration of a symposium in which senior medical students provided guidance and advice to preclinical students interested in research. It also reviews the lessons learned from three years of conducting the symposium. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2016-08.asp, free with no login].
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.affiliation: medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Annie M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Connie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Rachel V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Thakore
authors.affiliation: Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Division of Ophthalmology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Chief of Ophthalmology at the Providence VA Medical Center.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: peer-assisted learning; research; undergraduate medical education