Objective To investigate scientific research situation of postgraduates in the West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used in an investigation concerning scientific research situation among 352 medical postgraduates in the West China Medical School of Sichuan University. Then SPSS 15.1 software was used to analyze the data. Results Most experiments, that the postgraduates took, involved multiple technologies, of which, molecular techniques were the most widely-used (reaching 35.5%). Sixty-eight percent students maintained that clinical practice, teaching/learning and scientific research were very important. The most frequently-encountered problem were research design, experimental techniques and methods, the contact with laboratory, and statistical analysis. When encountering the problems, 51.1% postgraduates turned to tutors, and 40.1% dealt with it by themselves. Conclusion It is suggested that, cultivating scientific research ability and awareness of medical postgraduates should be strengthened, and platforms should be set up for medical postgraduates to carry out research.

Citation： CHENNian, SUWei. Investigation of Scientific Research Situation of Postgraduates in West China Medical School of Sichuan University. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(5): 527-529. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140091 Copy