Benefits of Undergraduate International Research Presentation in Thai Medical Students’ Perspectives

Research paper presentation is an important skill for enhancing learning achievement in the novel trend of medical student that experience in international session on different area of interests. This study aimed to explore the benefit of this learning skills in medical students’ perspectives. Thirty-two medical students who had been to international research presentations were sampled. This study used 15 items 5-Likert scale questionnaire involving 3 aspects: experiences, self-development and institutional development after content validation performed. Exploratory factor analysis revealed three domains that had Eigenvalue > 1.00 which were experiences/skills development, selfadministration/knowledge management and future planning/faculty support (Eigenvalues = 3.680, 2.380 and 1.806). All three domains had factor loading > 0.300. Experiences/skills development and self-administration/knowledge management had towering impact on students’ perspectives. Thus, the support from institute for students to perform a research paper presentation must be implemented in order to allow students’ progression.