Bram Ramjiawan, Grant N Pierce, Mohammad Iffat Kabir Anindo, Abedalrazaq Alkukhun, Abdullah Alshammari, Ahmad Talal Chamsi, Mohannad Abousaleh, Anas Alkhani, Pallab K Ganguly
An important part of training the next generation of physicians is ensuring that they are exposed to the integral role that research plays in improving medical treatment. However, medical students often do not have sufficient time to be trained to carry out any projects in biomedical and clinical research. Many medical students also fail to understand and grasp translational research as an important concept today. In addition, since medical training is often an international affair whereby a medical student/resident/fellow will likely train in many different countries during his/her early training years, it is important to provide a learning environment whereby a young medical student experiences the unique challenges and value of an international educational experience...
March 2012: Advances in Physiology Education