Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study
AbstractIn Saudi Arabia, there is yet to be a single MD-PhD program established despite calls for its implementation. Herein, we assess students’ and stakeholders’ perceived barriers and opinions towards the implementation of such a program. A mixed-method design was used. For the quantitative part,...
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| description | AbstractIn Saudi Arabia, there is yet to be a single MD-PhD program established despite calls for its implementation. Herein, we assess students’ and stakeholders’ perceived barriers and opinions towards the implementation of such a program. A mixed-method design was used. For the quantitative part, a sample of 190 medical students completed a pre-validated survey that addressed procedural, bureaucratic, and environmental challenges to the implementation of the program. In addition, three semi-structured interviews with stakeholders had been carried out to address the implementation of an MD-PhD track. While the semi-structured interviews resulted in a wide array of responses, most students indicated that limited funding (55.7%) and predicted high workload (63.2%) were amongst the most significant hurdles to enrolling in an MD-PhD if offered to do so. In addition, first-generation students and female students were less likely to encourage the establishment of such a program. This study reported multiple significant barriers to pursuing an MD-PhD track in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The findings of this study reflect the complexity of implementing an MD-PhD program in the country and can be useful for concerning bodies to holistically consider predicted barriers that students may face when establishing an MD-PhD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79bfac4b7a2148ab9e36bd71f0bfc84d2023-09-28T10:28:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2023-12-0110110.1080/2331186X.2022.2161189Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods studyIbrahim Omer0Ghadeer Khan1Abdulrahman Bahalaq2Noorah Abuthiyab3Alaa Althubaiti4College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAbstractIn Saudi Arabia, there is yet to be a single MD-PhD program established despite calls for its implementation. Herein, we assess students’ and stakeholders’ perceived barriers and opinions towards the implementation of such a program. A mixed-method design was used. For the quantitative part, a sample of 190 medical students completed a pre-validated survey that addressed procedural, bureaucratic, and environmental challenges to the implementation of the program. In addition, three semi-structured interviews with stakeholders had been carried out to address the implementation of an MD-PhD track. While the semi-structured interviews resulted in a wide array of responses, most students indicated that limited funding (55.7%) and predicted high workload (63.2%) were amongst the most significant hurdles to enrolling in an MD-PhD if offered to do so. In addition, first-generation students and female students were less likely to encourage the establishment of such a program. This study reported multiple significant barriers to pursuing an MD-PhD track in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The findings of this study reflect the complexity of implementing an MD-PhD program in the country and can be useful for concerning bodies to holistically consider predicted barriers that students may face when establishing an MD-PhD.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2161189MD-PhDacademiaphysician-scientistmedical education |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Omer Ghadeer Khan Abdulrahman Bahalaq Noorah Abuthiyab Alaa Althubaiti Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study Cogent Education MD-PhD academia physician-scientist medical education |
| title | Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study |
| title_full | Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study |
| title_fullStr | Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study |
| title_short | Cultural and academic barriers toward physician-scientist (MD-PhD) careers: A mixed methods study |
| title_sort | cultural and academic barriers toward physician scientist md phd careers a mixed methods study |
| topic | MD-PhD academia physician-scientist medical education |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2161189 |
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