Opinion and Debate Research qualifications in Medicine: What is the importance?

Research has been an important component of medicine as without which no new developments would have come to the surface in terms of health care. In the early medical education years, research did not remain a part of curriculum protocol but of late, this component is much in evidence and reflected in the medical students ' write-up in academic journals. Unfortunately, only few medical institutions have developed the culture of research among the medical students and contributions in scientific journals do come from the medical students who are exposed to such an environment. Young medical graduates aspiring for residency training program in U.S. are at an advantageous side if they have publications to their credit. They obviously stand better chance for selection as compared to others competing with them. The Canadian residency matchin