PMID- 30385683
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181120
LR  - 20181120
IS  - 1930-7837 (Electronic)
IS  - 0022-0337 (Linking)
VI  - 82
IP  - 11
DP  - 2018 Nov
TI  - Effects of a Research Requirement for Dental Students: A Retrospective Analysis 
      of Students' Perspectives Across Ten Years.
PG  - 1171-1177
LID - 10.21815/JDE.018.121 [doi]
AB  - For many years, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) has had a research 
      requirement for predoctoral students, but a recent curriculum assessment prompted 
      a re-examination of that requirement and how it is implemented. The aim of this 
      retrospective study was to assess the students' perspectives on research in a 
      predoctoral dental program in which a research experience was mandatory for 
      graduation. Data that had been collected in graduating student surveys from 2008 
      to 2017 were analyzed to gauge students' perceptions of the research program in 
      the previous curriculum (New Pathways) and to seek insights to improve the next 
      generation of this requirement in the Pathways curriculum. In the results, 74% of 
      the students reported their research experience had a positive impact on their 
      dental education. Half of the students (49%) indicated they would have pursued 
      research even if it had not been a graduation requirement, while 37% were 
      uncertain. A large majority (82%) said they would remain involved in research 
      during their dental career. The majority of these HSDM students had contributed 
      to scholarship with presentations and published results, planning of projects, or 
      preparation of manuscripts. These results show that the research requirement has 
      had a positive effect on students' perspectives on research as a part of their 
      careers.
FAU - Van der Groen, Troy A
AU  - Van der Groen TA
AD  - Troy A. Van der Groen is a Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Navy 
      Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA; Bjorn R. Olsen is Dean for Research, Harvard 
      School of Dental Medicine; and Sang E. Park is Associate Dean for Dental 
      Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
FAU - Olsen, Bjorn R
AU  - Olsen BR
AD  - Troy A. Van der Groen is a Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Navy 
      Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA; Bjorn R. Olsen is Dean for Research, Harvard 
      School of Dental Medicine; and Sang E. Park is Associate Dean for Dental 
      Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
FAU - Park, Sang E
AU  - Park SE
AD  - Troy A. Van der Groen is a Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Navy 
      Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA; Bjorn R. Olsen is Dean for Research, Harvard 
      School of Dental Medicine; and Sang E. Park is Associate Dean for Dental 
      Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine. sang_park@hsdm.harvard.edu.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Dent Educ
JT  - Journal of dental education
JID - 8000150
SB  - IM
MH  - *Attitude
MH  - Curriculum
MH  - *Dental Research
MH  - Education, Dental/*standards
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Self Report
MH  - Students, Dental/*psychology
MH  - Time Factors
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - curriculum
OT  - curriculum development
OT  - dental education
OT  - dental students
OT  - research
EDAT- 2018/11/06 06:00
MHDA- 2018/11/21 06:00
CRDT- 2018/11/03 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/04/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/11/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/11/21 06:00 [medline]
AID - 82/11/1171 [pii]
AID - 10.21815/JDE.018.121 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Dent Educ. 2018 Nov;82(11):1171-1177. doi: 10.21815/JDE.018.121.