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Investigating the evolution of undergraduate medical students perception and performance in relation to an innovative curriculum-based research module: a convergent mixed methods study launching the 8A-Model.

Otaki, F.; AlHashmi, D.; Khamis, A. H.; Azar, A. J.

2021-03-26 medical education
10.1101/2021.03.24.21254225 medRxiv
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Embedding an experiential research curriculum into medical programs is still not widely adopted. This study investigated, using convergent mixed methods design, the journey of medical students in relation to a research module. The students perception of the experience was qualitatively explored using thematic analysis. The students performance data were quantitatively analyzed using multi-repeated ANOVA. The exploration generated four themes: 1-Attend-Acquire, 2-Accumulate-Assimilate, 3-Apply-Appreciate, and 4-Articulate-Affect. Quantitatively, two distinct clusters of mean Grade Point Average were revealed (p<0.01). Joint display analysis enabled integrating the qualitative and quantitative findings, generating the 8A-Model. The students start appreciating the experience upon conducting their research.

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