Assessment of the research output of medical residency course thesis of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Dermatology resident, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Clinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Objective:
One of the most important indicators of research and science production is published articles derived from scientific research. In the present research,articles published from the thesis of the medical specialization course of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences have been reviewed.
Material and Methods:
Thesis published from 2010-2014 in the specialized residency program were examined. The list of published articles from 2010-2018 was obtained by separating the citation databases. The amount of articles published from thesis was determined and the index of the desired journal was also recorded.
Results:
467 out of 829 thesis(56.3%) have led to the publication of articles and 135 thesis(16.3%) have led to presentation in conferences.The time required from the defense of thesis to the publication of articles is about 2 years. ISI and PubMed have 29% and 22% of the published articles,respectively. In terms of the highest frequency of articles published in each field, we can mention internal field(19% of articles),followed by pediatrics(12%) and surgery (8% of all articles). The search results show that 535 thesis (64.5%) have specific assigned credits,the total of which is about 14,101,738,980 Rials for all disciplines(about 30million Rials for each published article).
Conclusion:
It seems that only half of the students have done more research and presented articles from thesis in the field of their specialty. Delineating the importance of research and the need to obtain new medical findings, as well as creating platforms and facilities for students and empowering them to write articles can help to increase their motivation.

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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 68, Issue 1
March and April 2025
Pages 1-10

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