MedSciEduc 22(3S) Core-Competencies in Scientific Research for Undergraduate Medical Education

MedSciEduc 22(3S) Core-Competencies in Scientific Research for Undergraduate Medical Education

Dear Colleagues -

You are receiving this special issue of Medical Science Educator on the topic of “Core-Competencies in Scientific Research for Undergraduate Medical Education” as a member of the medical education community. Normally Medical Science Educator is only available to IAMSE members, however we felt that this issue would be of special interest to the community at large.

It is IAMSE’s belief that science must continue to be the basis for the practice of modern medicine. Health science professionals must be able to combine compassion, understanding and communication skills with a readily accessible knowledge base and strong scientific research skills.

In this special issue of Medical Science Educator 7 articles are presented on the topic of teaching scientific research skills for undergraduate medical students. Authors from 4 different countries showcase for you the way in which they address the challenges of teaching research skills in core as well as elective curricula. I feel it is an impressive overview of work and hopefully an inspiration for us all.

I hope you will enjoy this issue of Medical Science Educator and that you and your colleagues will consider publishing your own scholarly work in our Journal for the benefit of all our readers.

To download: http://www.iamse.org/jiamse/volume22-3s/22-3s_complete.pdf

Peter G.M. de Jong, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
Medical Science Educator

Short Communications

Assessing Research Competency in a Medical School Environment
Linda R. Adkison & Alan G. Glaros

Teaching Science through Biomedical Research in an Elective Curriculum
Ingrid Bahner, Charurut Somboonwit, Susan Pross, Roberta J. Collins & Samuel Saporta

Reading Strategies used by Undergraduate Medical Students to Comprehend Scientific Publications Marcela Bitran, Denisse Zúñiga & Isabel Leiva

Original Research A Psychometric Analysis of Research Perceptions in Osteopathic Medical Education Grace D. Brannan, Godwin Y. Dogbey & Corie L. McCament

Monograph Practitioner Research Literacy Skills in Undergraduate Medical Education: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally des Anges Cruser, Sarah K. Brown, Jessica R. Ingram, Frank Papa, Alan L. Podawiltz, David Lee & Vesna Knox

Commentary

“The Graduate as Scientist and Scholar”: Building a Curriculum Suitable for All Shelby S. Webster, Kevin P. Shotliff & Lisa Burton

Scientific Research Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education: The Case from Turkey Sevgi Turan & İskender Sayek