Medical education research in GCC countries

Medical education is an essential domain to produce physicians with high standards of medical knowledge, skills and professionalism in medical practice. This study aimed to investigate the research progress and prospects of GCC countries in medical education during the period 1996-2013. In this stud...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2015-02, Vol.15 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
Main Authors: Meo, Sultan Ayoub, Hassan, Asim, Aqil, Mansoor, Usmani, Adnan Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical Research - statistics & numerical data
Biomedical Research - trends
Education, Medical - statistics & numerical data
Education, Medical - trends
Humans
Medical colleges
Medicine
Methods
Middle East
Practice
Professional workers
Publishing - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Medical education is an essential domain to produce physicians with high standards of medical knowledge, skills and professionalism in medical practice. This study aimed to investigate the research progress and prospects of GCC countries in medical education during the period 1996-2013. In this study, the research papers published in various global scientific journals during the period 1996-2013 were accessed. We recorded the total number of research documents having an affiliation with GCC Countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman. The main source for information was Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science, Thomson Reuters. In ISI-Web of Science, Saudi Arabia contributed 40797 research papers, Kuwait 1666, United Arab Emirates 3045, Qatar 4265, Bahrain 1666 and Oman 4848 research papers. However, in Medical Education only Saudi Arabia contributed 323 (0.79%) research papers, Kuwait 52 (0.03%), United Arab Emirates 41(0.01%), Qatar 37(0.008%), Bahrain 28 (0.06%) and Oman 22 (0.45%) research papers in in ISI indexed journals. In medical education the Hirsch index (h-index) of Saudi Arabia is 14, United Arab Emirates 14, Kuwait 11, Qatar 8, Bahrain 8 and Oman 5. GCC countries produced very little research in medical education during the period 1996-2013. They must improve their research outcomes in medical education to produce better physicians to enhance the standards in medical practice in the region.
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-015-0293-6