Undergraduate medical education strives to instill the competencies required for graduates to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. However, competing priorities, limited research faculty, and meeting accreditation standards have traditionally limited the amount of time and effort allocated to train medical students sufficiently for them to engage in research activities. As board exams have transitioned to pass/fail, student research is likely to become an increasingly important component of well-rounded medical student portfolios to increase their chance of successfully matching to competitive residency programs. One way to foster this process is to implement a fully online Practicum that is economical and easy to administrate such as the one described here.
