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Table 4 Aims for non-intercalated papers

From: Curriculum initiatives to enhance research skills acquisition by medical students: a scoping review

Aims

Frequency (Total = 94)

n (%)

To describe program experience

36 (38 %)

To assess impact / satisfaction of research initiative on students

21 (22 %)

To describe research output

17 (18 %)

To evaluate student attitudes to research

4 (4 %)

To examine the effect of undergraduate research on career

3 (3 %)

To stimulate student interest / increase recruitment to research

3 (3 %)

To try and increase trainees in a specialty by exposing them to research

2 (2 %)

To describe curricular content / guide curriculum design

2 (2 %)

To try and synthesise published studies on medical student research

1 (1 %)

To look at student motivations for research

1 (1 %)

To investigate research opportunities for medical students

1 (1 %)

To describe research options available

1 (1 %)

To discuss reasons for failure of research theses

1 (1 %)

To develop research capacity for all students

1 (1 %)