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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2015; 05(04): 101-105
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.165119
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Case reports and research productivity among Syrian medical students: Review, reality, and suggested solutions

Naji Alhamid
Nephrology resident, Damascus Department of Health, Damascus, Syria
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Nawar Almounayer
Medical student, Damascus University, College of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
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Bana Alsabbagh
Medical student, Damascus University, College of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
,
Baseel Atassi
Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Medical students are precious seeds for better future medical research. Case reports writing may represent a relatively simple first step for beginners. Only 47 case reports are published in the literature by Syrian Medical Institutions compared to more than 500 case reports in a comparable country in the last 5 years. Many obstacles stand against developing fruitful research environment in Syria. Increasing awareness to research productivity in Syria along with comparative analysis is discussed in this article.

Keywords

Research productivity - medical students - case reports


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Article published online:
09 August 2021

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