Knowledge of research and scientific publication in medical students

Medical schools prepare students in academic knowledge, sometimes without introducing them to the research process. Objective: to analyze the knowledge in research and scientific publication of medical students in social service, 2023. Methods: quantitative, correlational study, sample of 84 students, through non-probabilistic convenience sampling, statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 25 doing descriptive analysis of central tendency, grouping, and inferential with p value = 0.05 using Pearson's R test. Results: 64.3% participants reported having knowledge about research methodology, of those 39.3% had average knowledge of research methodology. 8.3% acknowledged having at least one scientific publication made, of them, 2.3% with high knowledge. 53.6% reported having participated in some scientific research, of which 8.3% had a scientific publication, with p value=0.014 (0.012-0.016). 64.3% of participants reported having knowledge about research methodology, of which 40.4% reported having participated in some scientific research, with p value=0.024 (0.021 – 0.026). Conclusions: There is no correlation between knowledge of scientific research and publication for undergraduate students, about to complete their studies, however there is a correlation between participation in scientific research and publication, and knowledge of scientific research and participation in research; which opens the door to the hypothesis that knowledge of scientific research does not allow them to publish on their own, in addition, that they do not feel interest or do not perceive a benefit in achieving research and publishing before graduating from the degree