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Undergraduate medical students' research in India

In India, medical education has remained more or less static, and research is in a very poor state. Against this backdrop, the idea of promoting research culture at the undergraduate level may look very unrealistic. Yet, as discussed below, there is a silver lining. Students seeking admission to medical colleges are extraordinarily bright. A fair number of them have also shown research aptitude. This was evident from the popularity of the Short Term Studentship (STS) program of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The program enables recipients to undertake research for two months and the students receive a token amount and a certificate on submission of a project report. The ...

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