Research training, productivity and challenges among trainees of pediatric residency programs across Saudi Arabia

Alhaider, Sami; Al-Shehri, Hassan; Almedhesh, Sultan A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijpam.2015.06.005

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“…Several factors influence research training and productivity in medical sectors in Saudi Arabia. According to Alhaider et al, [10], a lack of research topics, research questions, research tools, and time are considered the main personal factors that affect the research productivity in paediatric residency programmes across Saudi Arabia.…”

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The Influence of Personal and Organizational Factors on Researchers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Research Productivity in Saudi Universities

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Purpose: This paper studies organisational and personal factors affecting the behaviour of academic staff in Saudi universities. It seeks to investigate the beliefs of academic staff regarding the use of ICT and other factors to enhance the productivity of their scientific research. Also, this study aims to improve the sustainability of publication in Saudi universities. ICT includes using the library system for accessing research repository databases such as Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, etc. and other factors. The authors also developed the Importance Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) for these factors in order to provide guidelines for Saudi universities to build university systems to manage and measure the research productivity of academic staff. In summary, this research identifies factors critical to enhancing research productivity in Saudi universities. This will help to improve the sustainability of publication in Saudi universities. By enhancing the sustainability of publication, the reputation of Saudi universities will be improved and the reputation of academic staff in Saudi universities. As well the sustainability of publication will assist the promote of Saudi academic staff. Approach: This paper analysed 200 papers related to the enhancement of research productivity from various research databases such as Science Direct, IEEE and Scopus. We included the usage of ICT in research analysis, university policy, university research funding and the number of publications published by academic staff. The authors used different databases and systematic literature reviews (SLR) to find the most important factors which could improve research productivity in universities. An online questionnaire answered by 375 academic staff from four developing Saudi universities that are Taif University, Taibah University, Jeddah University, Hail University-was used to determine the relationship between information technology factors and research performance together with other factors such as university policy, international collaboration, research funding and job satisfaction. In this study, we used SmartPLS v3 to analyse the results from the questionnaires. Findings: The results show that personal factors such as personal use of ICT and organisational factors such as job satisfaction, university policy, IT funding, international collaboration and the level of ICT use in the university have positive effects on scientific research productivity among academic staff at Saudi universities. Those results are based on the beliefs of academic staff regarding the use of information Sustainability 2019, 11, 4804 2 of 28 technology for research purposes and other factors. This paper finds that university policy recorded an importance of 0.523, job satisfaction was 0.224, international collaboration was 0.103, personal use of ICT was 0.102, the level of using ICT in the university was 0.074 and the importance of ICT funding was -0.156. Also, the results from SmartPLS show that university policy has a 0.215 effect size on res...

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“…[78]. CP4: I believe attending or presenting in scientific conference will improve my research productivity [10]. CP5: I believe publishing books or chapters will enhance my research productivity [26].…”

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“…The results of the program evaluation in the reaction level of the Kirkpatrick model showed that participants and other stakeholders were not generally satisfied with the program. Although most recent similar programs did not measure satisfaction as a primary outcome, participants often reported positive reactions to these research courses such as a rise in research interest, 19 valuable research experience, 2,20,21 and exposure to qualified learning program. 22 Findings from the evaluation of the "learning" level revealed that most participants did not reach a satisfactory level of knowledge and skills in research.…”

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“…Similar programs reported an increase in the publication rate 2,20 ; some reported that despite participating in the training program, residents did not engage in research projects as expected. 21,29,30 We could not find a criterion to assess sufficient publication rates; most programs aim to enhance residents' scholarly activity, that is, increasing the number and rate of publication. Other studies have not reported a high-quality publication rate, nor have they used a quality assessment tool to evaluate proposals, theses, or papers.…”

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Evaluation of a research methods course for clinical residents

Shishavan

Alizadeh

2019

Res Dev Med Educ

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Background: Residency programs generally carry out various educational interventions to improve residents’ publication records. Since an intervention may not produce the same effect in different locations, evaluating the effectiveness of individual interventions is essential for examining progress in this field of study. Authorities at the Tabriz University of Medical Science (TUOMS) proposed a research training program targeting a rise in residents’ scholarly activity and publications; this study aimed to evaluate the program and share the findings and experiences. Methods: Questionnaires were sent to 182 residents and the heads of all clinical departments. Evaluators used Kirkpatrick’s four-level model and Stufflebeam’s Context, Input, Process and Product model for data gathering and analyzing. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth semi-structured interviews were done with faculty members, executive staff, and residents to complement the survey results. Data were summarized and categorized using quantitative and qualitative analysis. Results: The participation rate for residents and heads of departments were 76 (41.7%) and 14(70%), respectively. At the end of the course, residents assessed their knowledge and research skills as weak or medium in most of the subjects. A total of 182 (100 %) residents prepared thesis proposals. Only 82 (49.1%) residents completed their thesis, and 19 (11.3%) published papers.Generally, participants were not satisfied with the course. Barriers noted were: mandatory topics for theses, an intensive course with a one-month duration, a lack of consideration of practical subjects, high cost of the course, and failure to achieve an increase in publications. Conclusion: The Self-assessment results of increased knowledge and research skills did not indicate improvement. Mandatory participation in the course did not result in the expected publication increase.

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“…As high as 86.7% never published an article, and 78.3% did not present oral nor poster presentations before. 3 On a regional level, 73.9% of 142 Bahraini residents had an opportunity to participate in research, with considerably lesser trainees reported presenting oral or poster presentations (around 23.2% and 31%, respectively). 4…”

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Academic and Clinical Background of Plastic Surgery Residents of the Saudi Training Program

Mardan

Al-Harbi

Alzaidi

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Plastic surgery residents are required to contribute to the scientific milieu, apart from honing their surgical skills. Data regarding their academic and clinical background are limited locally in comparison with their counterparts. This is the first study of its kind on the Saudi training program, with suggested potential solutions to shortcomings. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on an electronic, 27-element, self-administered questionnaire sent to a WhatsApp group gathering all 40 plastic surgery residents of the Saudi program, with the exclusion of a single participant. Results: The mean of overall residents’ publications was 2.29 articles. No significant difference ( P = 0.438) was found in the number of publications among residents of different levels. However, seniors have published significantly ( P = 0.002) more articles (mean = 1.6; SD = 1.24) during residency compared with juniors (mean = 0.42; SD = 1). The group that had taken rotations in plastic surgery abroad published more articles ( P = 0.02) than the group that did not. Using η correlation, a positive correlation ( η = 0.36) was found between taking courses in research and publication. Conclusions: The Saudi plastic surgery residents are ahead of their colleagues in other local specialties but fall behind their counterparts internationally. The relatively poor contribution in terms of research, posters, and oral presentations could be remedied with measures such as providing protected research time and mentorship. They should be emboldened to pursue postgraduate studies, as only 3 residents had a Master of Science degree.

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Research training, productivity and challenges among trainees of pediatric residency programs across Saudi Arabia

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

The Influence of Personal and Organizational Factors on Researchers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Research Productivity in Saudi Universities

The Influence of Personal and Organizational Factors on Researchers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Research Productivity in Saudi Universities

Evaluation of a research methods course for clinical residents

Academic and Clinical Background of Plastic Surgery Residents of the Saudi Training Program

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