3. Why Do Research as an
Undergraduate?
Hands-on experience
Deep understanding of scientific
process
Academic and career credit
Appreciation of science
Communication
Clinical reasoning
It’s Fun !
4. Personal Reflection
Adult learning
Ability to work and think independently
Ability to read scientific literature
Oral and written communication
Problem solving skills
Practical application of course work
5. 4th Year
• Introduction to EBM
• Research conduction
• First scientific poster
5th Year
• Searching for Evidence
6th Year
• EBM
• Searching for evidence
• Critical appraisal
• Research methodology
• Research Ethics
• Scientific Writing
6. Current Situation
How many researches have you done or involved in?
Answer Options
Response Count
3
49
6
4
1
4
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
answered question 67
skipped question 0
7. Current Situation
How many researches have you published ?
Answer Options Response
Count
62
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
more than 3
answered question 67
skipped question 0
8. Current Situation
65.0%
20.0%
15.0%
40.0%
30.0%
5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
If you've participated in a research before, what was
the specialty of your research? ( You can choose
more than one answer)
11. College Role
“… universities should treat learning
as not yet wholly solved problems and
hence always in research mode.”
- Wihelm Von Hurnboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt on the future
University of Berlin (1810, cited by
Elton, 2005, 110)
12. The Higher Education Academy
in UK
Engaging students in:
Undergraduate research elective
Student poster conference
Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins (2009)
"Developing undergraduate research"
The Higher Education Academy, UK
14. Alzaidi Chair Experience
The number of students/interns authors
who published with authors in the chair
either in a chapter/research paper/case
report/review article is: 25
The number of residents/fellows
published with the chair: 7
The numbers of UQU authors published
with the chair: 10
Hani Almoallim, Supervisor of Alzaidi
Chair of Research in Rheumatic
Diseases, UQU
15. Alzaidi Chair Experience
The number of non-UQU staff
published with the chair: 13
Currently we are having two scientific
projects with over 30
students/interns/residents are involved
Hani Almoallim, Supervisor of Alzaidi
Chair of Research in Rheumatic
Diseases, UQU
16. Other Experiences at UQU
Faculty of Medical Applied Science
Personal Reflection:
Pharmacology Department
OB/GYN Department
Internal Medicine Department
22. How to start
1. Read about researches
2. Understand the EBM
3. Learn the basic research skills: searching
for evidence, literature review and research
designs.
4. Be creative and find an interesting and
SMART research topic
(Specific, Measurable, Realistic, Time-
bound)
5. Read about this topic and then find a
mentor.
6. You can also ask your professor to join an
ongoing research.
23. 5- Read about the interest of your
mentor, this may guide you to find a
research topic.
6- If you are in your first steps, it would
be helpful to find a peer mentor
(senior students with experience in
research). This should be under
supervision of your professor.
7- Now you’ve just started.
24. 8- In every steps in your research, try to
read about it in depth.
9- It’s important to know when you
should work independently and when
should ask your help for assistance
(Slide 20)
