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2014, Cilt 4, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 176-181 |
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DOI: 10.5961/jhes.2014.101 |
Medical Speciality Thesis: Contribution to a Controversial Issue with a Research Study |
Mehmet Bilgin SAYDAM1, Nuray ÖZGÜLNAR2, Feyza DARENDELİLER3 |
1İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, İstanbul, Turkey 2İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, İstanbul, Turkey 3İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul, Turkey |
Keywords: Th esis, Medical specialty, Academic career |
Th e aquisition of clinical and practical skills is the main target during the speciality training program. On the other hand, acquisition of
skills in reading and interpreting scientific knowledge are also important training targets in order to develop and update clinical practice
constantly. Th e process of thesis preparation during the speciality training provides an important opportunity to capture the skills in
interpreting scientific knowledge. In Turkey, thesis writing has been obligatory for completion of speciality training for several years.
Recently, there has been a discussion about the obligation for clinicians to write a thesis, especially those who are undertaking specialist
training in education and research hospitals. Th e aim of this study was to evaluate the pros and cons of thesis writing during speciality
training using a questionnaire that was sent to specialists. Th is descriptive and analytical study was conducted as an e-questionnaire
between December, 2013, and May, 2014. A likert scale consisted of 18 questions has been prepared in accordance with this study. Th e questionnaire was sent to 1536 physicians. 328 of the questionnaires have been included in the study by evaluating the responses
obtained from 345 of the participants. Th e response rate was 23%. Th e Cronbach alpha coeff icient was 0.77. Out of the 328 questionnaires,
11.9 %were from Basic Medical Sciences, 57%from Internal Medical Sciences, and 30.2%from Surgical Medical Sciences. Among the
respondents, the percentage of specialists, assistant professors, associate professors and professors were 20.7%, 8.2%, 13.7%, and 57.3%,
respectively. Independent of specialty field and aff iliation, the respondents concluded that the conduction and thesis writing contributed
to their scientific career in spite of the common problems they encountered regarding adequate time for preparation. Furthermore, they
concluded that thesis writing had a positive eff ect in the development of their scientific thinking and writing skills. It was determined
that there had been inadequate education regarding methodology and basic research methods prior to thesis preparation. Nearly all
respondents emphasized the necessity of thesis preparation. In conclusion, based on our study, thesis writing is recommended; however,
in order to improve this process it is a fact that more eff icient organization of financial resources, workforce, and time is needed.
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