Promoting Medical Student Research Using a Searchable Database of Research Projects at the John A. Burns School Of Medicine.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Grace, Trevor; Arakawa, Rachel; Hsiao, Yawen Sarah; Hirose-Wong, Shannon; Hoshide, Reid
- Source
- Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health; Dec2013, Vol. 72 Issue 12, p437-439, 3p
- Subject
- ONLINE databases
ELECTRONIC information resource searching
MEDICAL databases
DIGITAL resources for research
MEDICAL students
- Language
- ISSN
- 21658218
The article provides information on a study on the use of a searchable database of research projects at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in Hawaii to improve medical student access to research opportunities. It discusses the results of a survey which found that 97 percent of medical students at JABSOM agreed on the benefits of an online searchable database of research projects. It mentions the significance of the study to address the need for more physician-scientists.