A Cohort Study on medical postgraduates' self-evaluated research competence and its influencing factors#br#

doi:10. 3969/j. issn. 2096-045X. 2025. 06. 016

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Abstract: Objective To systematically examine research motivation, scholarly output, training needs, and influencing factors among medical graduate students. Methods A cohort of 105 medical graduate students (58 master and 47 doctoral candidates) from a university-affiliated hospital was assessed. Research competencies were self-assessed using a validated online scale at enrollment and again prior to graduation. Results Doctoral students were more likely than master's students to pursue their degree out of a passion for research (63. 8% vs 37. 9%, P=0. 008). The proportion with at least one co-authored SCI-indexed journal article increased from 42. 6% to 58. 1% among doctoral students and from 5. 2% to 41. 2% among master's students (both P<0. 001). Master's students showed significant score increases in literature-search competency (+5. 22), academic writing (+5. 84), and scholarly competency (+5. 45) (all P<0. 001), whereas doctoral students showed no significant change in problem-identification (P=0. 120) or problem-solving (P=0. 319) competencies. Compared with doctoral students, master's students more frequently cited heavy clinical workload and time pressure as constraints on research training (51. 0% vs 27. 9%, P=0. 023). Conclusion Research training strategies should be tailored to degree levels. Key measures identified include implementing flexible laboratory management strategies, enhancing remote data collection methods, and strengthening remote research support systems.

Key words: medical graduate students, scientific research, research capability, public health emergencies, influencing factors, cohort studies

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R197.32

Yang Kun, Zhao Yan, Wang Xue, Guo Yansu, Zhu Qingshuang, Lu Jie, . A Cohort Study on medical postgraduates' self-evaluated research competence and its influencing factors#br#[J]. Medical Education Management, 2025, 11(6): 721-727.

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