Undergraduate Research in Health Sciences

doi:10.1017/9781108869508.034

25 - Undergraduate Research in Health Sciences

from Part III.2 - Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022

Edited by

Dominique Galli and

Harald A. Mieg: Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos: Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew: Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli: Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann: Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Although health science disciplines may implement an element of research in the curriculum, the primary focus has been on learning clinical practice and the creation of safe practitioners. Examples of best practice include early implementation of research in the undergraduate curriculum, scaffolding, and collaboration. In order to improve practices related to undergraduate research in the health sciences, it is important to address the needs and developments required. These needs include changing the perceptions of the value of undergraduate research for both students and faculty, finding ways to add undergraduate research to an already full and potentially overwhelming curriculum, addressing the institutional barriers that prevent undergraduate research from occurring, and reducing barriers related to faculty experience and time constraints.

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undergraduate research health science early implementation scaffolding collaboration changing perceptions institutional barriers faculty barriers practitioners as educators

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