Because completing research and getting it published is a long journey, we chose to collect user feedback exactly one year after completing Research to Publication and then again at the 2-year mark. We followed the author’s journey for a subset of 60 participants. Results Research to Publication helped develop well-rounded healthcare professionals One year after Research to Publication, 72% of the participants had completed a research project or clinical case study, and 35% had published. Seventy- six percent of them were considering working on another article in a couple years. Further, 97% of the participants said the course was a valuable investment of their time. The study found that the tool encour- aged networking, as 87% of the respond- ers said the course stimulated collabo- ration with other departments, including the library, research department, and alumni. These transferable skills can benefit even those who choose a career outside of clinical practice. Here's what two UNAM users had to say about Research to Publication:
lead author on three of the 14 articles she had published two years after the program. Dr. García Ulloa had never been the lead author before, and her articles had limited reach. After participating in the course, her articles have received more than 300 citations. These are only two examples of how Research to Publication can improve research and writing performance. How- ever, we still wanted to understand the program’s impact on the researcher’s pro- fessional lives. That's why we interviewed two graduates to collect more insights. Research to Publication influenced a student in his journey towards publication Dr. Huitzilihuitl Saucedo-Orozco took the course in 2018. At the time, he was working on his master’s degree in medical sciences. He had never published before, so he was eager to learn how to conduct clinical trials. Today, he is a Ph.D. candidate and still refers to the course notes every now and then. The most helpful modules were “Choosing the best study design” and “How to do ethical research,” he said. According to Dr. Orozco, the most significant barriers to conducting research in his country are the lack of financial resources and getting approval from the ethics committee. He mentioned that it can be harder to get funding at the start of your career. When asked about the personal challenges he had to overcome to get an article published, Dr. Orozco said, “I guess the peer review. Sometimes it can be hard to understand that part of the process. Another challenge is choosing the most appropriate journal. That was tough for me."
“ I believe that the course should be more widely disseminated not only in the student community but also in the academic and research community of the university so that faculty academics will be interested in participating in the program.”
José Luis Alaniz Arcos, Professor
Research to Publication improved the quality and quantity of published works Two years after completing Research to Publication, nearly 20% of novice researchers had already become first- time authors. Additionally, experienced authors saw a significant improvement in the quality and quantity of their publications after taking the course. The results were impressive, to say the least, as Research to Publication produced a marked effect on students’ publishing rate. In one example, María Guadalupe Miranda-Novales, a 2019 graduate of the course, published nine articles in the two years following her completion of Research to Publication. She was the lead author in four of them. Before taking the course, she had published 23 articles in 21 years and had been the lead author only once. The course not only helped her publish more articles in less time but also increased the number of articles published in English and in high-quality international journals. Ana Cristina García Ulloa, a 2018 Research to Publication graduate, was another success story. She was the
“ I loved the BMJ platform. I hope that in the near future, you will be able to give all UNAM students the opportunity to use it. UNAM has also been of great help in putting us in contact with researchers who will help us with our research project.”
Martín Roberto Basile Álvarez, Student, UNAM 2021
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