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Contribution of medical student research to the Medline TM ‐indexed publications of a German medical faculty
Author(s) -
Cursiefen Claus,
Altunbas Ayhan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00255.x
Subject(s) - medline , german , medical education , medicine , medical school , family medicine , political science , history , archaeology , law
Medical students in Germany have to write a research thesis to acquire the title of medical doctor. This study evaluates the contribution of student research to the Medline™‐indexed publications of a German medical faculty. A 1993–1995 Medline™‐publication list, on which medical students among authors should be marked, was sent to medical faculty staff of the University of Würzburg, Germany ( n = 238). Faculty members responded (106, 45%), 66 were working at a clinic, 26 at a clinic‐associated institute and 14 at a basic science institute. Between 1993 and 1995, 1128 Medline™‐indexed papers were published by these faculty members, who on average supervised 4·5 medical students ( n = 477). Medical students were among the authors of 316 (28%) and were the first authors of 88 papers (7·8%). For 66% of medical students their research resulted in a Medline™‐indexed publication. Medical student research activity can significantly influence the published output of a medical faculty.