Implementing Ideas for the Medical Research Development. A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Nowadays research increased significantly, and as a result, there has been a growth in the number of publications we found this process to be consistent between our university staff and students. Therefore important questions regarding research arose, such as: What obstacles do they encounter in order to complete the research? Is there any sort of guidance for students? Are there any grants for this purpose? What can we do for the medical research development in our university regarding both students and university staff? The objective of this study was to answer the questions mentioned above. We implemented two types of questionnaires with multiple answers which were filled in by 520 students and 120 university staff members. Results: 31.49% of students were involved in medical research and the main obstacle encountered by 40.25% of them was the fact that they did not do research in their field of interest. 59.40% of university staff members specified an important obstacle: the lack of medical equipment/ reagents. In order to develop a better research program for students, 54.80% (n=251) required courses/workshops, 48.03% (n=220) research assistance for students, and 43.01% (n=197) internal grants and financing for research projects. More research grants were the main issue for medical research development raised by 51.48% (n=52) of university staff members. Conclusion: We believe that by fulfilling the specifications mentioned in the results section, there could be an increased and improved medical research program at our university and not only.