Publication Component of the UK Foundation Programme Application: Perception of Medical Students

Figures & data

Figure 1 Number of publications prior to foundation programme application.

Table 1 Motivation Regarding PubMed-Indexed Publications

Survey Components	Strongly Agree (n)	%	Agree (n)	%	Neither Agree or Disagree (n)	%	Disagree (n)	%	Strongly Disagree (n)	%
Motivation to publish
Obtaining additional points for FP application	77	49.7	49	31.6	13	8.4	13	8.4	3	1.9
Advancing medical knowledge	9	5.8	52	33.5	37	23.9	40	25.8	17	11.0
Pursuing an academic career	30	19.4	41	26.4	29	18.7	40	25.8	15	9.7
Increasing competitiveness for future specialty training	80	51.9	51	33.1	12	7.8	7	4.6	4	2.6
Providing a platform to share knowledge with others	7	4.5	35	22.6	51	32.9	46	29.7	16	10.3
Opinion on the distribution of points
Points should reflect on the position of authorship	27	17.4	48	31.0	30	19.3	37	23.9	13	8.4
Points should reflect on the type of publication	36	23.2	48	31.0	27	17.4	31	20.0	13	8.4
Opinion on medical support
Medical school provided adequate training to achieve PMI publications	6	3.9	29	18.7	22	14.2	50	32.2	48	31.0
Medical school provided adequate opportunities to achieve PMI publications	9	5.8	31	20.0	33	21.3	47	30.3	35	22.6

Abbreviations: FP, foundation programme; PMI, PubMed-index.