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189 Preliminary Results from an Innovative Surgical Research Group for Medical Students


 
 
 Learning research in medical school can be daunting and difficult with many lacking appropriate guidance. Particularly, research in surgery can be difficult with most clinicians tied to long hours from clinical duties, leaving medical students lost to learn the ropes for medical research.
 
 
 
 We started a surgical research group in January of 2020 under a shepherd sheep model. Shepards were senior medical students who had previous experience in research and were provided resources from consultants on statistics and research designs. Thereafter, each Shepard were paired with junior medical students (sheep) and a resident to provide clinical background. Research was then carried out small teams with minimal guidance from consultants.
 
 
 
 To date, the group has published 11 articles (median impact factor: 2.41, range: 1.89 - 3.42), 3 articles in revision and 9 articles in review.
 
 
 
 We provide preliminary evidence of a successful model for building medical student research in surgery. While current analysis was limited to meta-analysis and systematic review due to the availability of data, current expansion is currently underway to expand to observational studies.
