Table 4.

Aims for non-intercalated papers

Aims	Frequency (Total = 94) n (%)
To describe program experience	36 (38 %)
To assess impact / satisfaction of research initiative on students	21 (22 %)
To describe research output	17 (18 %)
To evaluate student attitudes to research	4 (4 %)
To examine the effect of undergraduate research on career	3 (3 %)
To stimulate student interest / increase recruitment to research	3 (3 %)
To try and increase trainees in a specialty by exposing them to research	2 (2 %)
To describe curricular content / guide curriculum design	2 (2 %)
To try and synthesise published studies on medical student research	1 (1 %)
To look at student motivations for research	1 (1 %)
To investigate research opportunities for medical students	1 (1 %)
To describe research options available	1 (1 %)
To discuss reasons for failure of research theses	1 (1 %)
To develop research capacity for all students	1 (1 %)