The 'Tomorrow's Doctors' guidelines, published by the General Medical Council in the UK, states that graduating medical students should be able to 'apply the scientific method' and 'evaluate and integrate evidence critically' (General Medical Council 2009). Involvement in research can aid medical students achieve these skills, foster scientific thought and produce doctors that practice evidence-based medicine. Although some opportunities for research exist in the undergraduate medical curricula, such as the option of undertaking an intercalated degree, a recent study found that an astonishing 55% of British medical students had not taken part in any research due to the 'lack of knowledge about opportunities' (Griffin & Hindocha 2011).
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