Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
K Zier, C Wyatt, D Muller (2012)
An innovative portfolio of research training programs for medical studentsImmunol Res, 54
DC Heimburger, J Waterbor, L Fish, CM Brooks (2000)
Cancer prevention and control training program at the University of Alabama at BirminghamJ Cancer Educ, 15
CG Langhammer, K Garg, JA Neubauer, S Rosenthal, TG Kinzy (2009)
Medical student research exposure via a series of modular research programsJ Investig Med, 57
CL Daniel, CM Brooks, JW Waterbor (2011)
Approaches for longitudinally tracking graduates of NCI-funded short-term cancer research training programsJ Cancer Educ, 26
LN Burgoyne, S O’Flynn, GB Boylan (2010)
Undergraduate medical research: the student perspectiveMed Educ Online, 10
SS Solomon, SC Tom, J Pichert, D Wasserman (2003)
Impact of medical student research in the development of physician-scientistsJ Investig Med, 51
SR Mostafa, SK Khashab, AS Fouaad, MA Abdel Baky, AM Waly (2006)
Engaging undergraduate medical students in health research: students’ perceptions and attitudes, and evaluation of a training workshop on research methodologyJ Egypt Public Health Assoc, 81
NA Oliveira, MR Luz, RM Saraiva, LA Alves (2011)
Student views of research training programmes in medical schoolsMed Educ, 45
R Jimmy, PL Palatty, P D’Silva, MS Baliga, A Singh (2013)
Are medical students inclined to do research?J Clin Diagn Res, 7
DC Heimburger, JW Waterbor, L Fish, CM Brooks (2000)
An interdisciplinary training program in nutrition sciences and cancerJ Cancer Educ, 15
A Nikkar-Esfahani, AA Jamjoom, JE Fitzgerald (2012)
Extracurricular participation in research and audit by medical students: opportunities, obstacles, motivation and outcomesMed Teach, 34
JC Leonard, KE Ellsbury (1996)
Gender and interest in academic careers among first- and third-year residentsAcad Med, 71
H Harsha Kumar, S Jayaram, GS Kumar, J Vinita, S Rohit, M Satish, K Shusruth, A Nitin (2009)
Perception, practices towards research and predictors of research career among UG medical students from coastal south India: a cross-sectional studyIndian J Community Med, 34
L She, B Wu, L Xu, J Wu, P Zhang, E Li (2008)
Determinants of career aspirations of medical students in southern ChinaBMC Med Educ, 8
RG Khadaroo, OD Rotstein (2002)
Are clinician-scientists an endangered species? Barriers to clinician-scientist trainingClin Invest Med, 25
C Committee (2002)
Global minimum essential requirements in medical educationMed Teach, 24
S Hunskaar, J Breivik, M Siebke, K Tømmerås, K Figenschau, JB Hansen (2009)
Evaluation of the medical student research programme in Norwegian medical schools. A survey of students and supervisorsBMC Med Educ, 9
HA Naqvi (2010)
Students’ research: tradition ahead of its timeJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 20
BJ Culliton, J D’Auria (1998)
The physician-scientist really is an endangered speciesJ Investig Med, 46
The need to familiarize medical students and graduate health professional students with research training opportunities that cultivate the appeal of research careers is vital to the future of research. Comprehensive evaluation of a cancer research training program can be achieved through longitudinal tracking of program alumni to assess the program’s impact on each participant’s career path and professional achievements. With advances in technology and smarter means of communication, effective ways to track alumni have changed. In order to collect data on the career outcomes and achievements of nearly 500 short-term cancer research training program alumni from 1999–2013, we sought to contact each alumnus to request completion of a survey instrument online, or by means of a telephone interview. The effectiveness of each contact method that we used was quantified according to ease of use and time required. The most reliable source of contact information for tracking alumni from the early years of the program was previous tracking results, and for alumni from the later years, the most important source of contact information was university alumni records that provided email addresses and telephone numbers. Personal contacts with former preceptors were sometimes helpful, as were generic search engines and people search engines. Social networking was of little value for most searches. Using information from two or more sources in combination was most effective in tracking alumni. These results provide insights and tools for other research training programs that wish to track their alumni for long-term program evaluation.
Journal of Cancer Education – Springer Journals
Published: Nov 22, 2014
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.