The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of online medical education in PhD students. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effect of onsite compared to online research courses on theoretical knowledge of research methodology and motivation for young medical researchers? Participants will join 20 research courses which are computer randomised to be delivered online (intervention) or onsite (control group) with 10-12 PhD students of each course (200-240 participants). Participants will be followed for up to two years after their course. The outcomes are * theoretical learning (main) * academic achievements * motivation * self-efficacy Researchers will compare online and onsite research courses to see if there is a difference in theoretical learning, academic achievements, motivation and self-efficacy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
240
Online research course delivered live digitally at a distance.
Rie Raffing
Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
RECRUITINGTheoretical learning
"Knows" or "Knows how" according to Miller's Pyramid of Competence measured by MCQ
Time frame: Up to 3 months
Academic achievement
Measured by Google Scholar Profile (number of publications, number of citations, H-index and i10-index
Time frame: Up to 25 months
Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory
Time frame: Up to 3 months
Self-efficacy
Williams and Smith's single item measure of self-efficacy
Time frame: Up to 3 months
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