[ ]it is time to acknowledge the critical importance of research training as an early component of medical education, which, as many studies have shown, carries many advantages The whole system benefits from a widespread research knowledge among doctors, who will be able to build collaborative networks, share better information, ultimately improving patient care 3 Research activities during medical residency also increase postgraduate success, likelihood of pursuing academic careers, networking opportunities, curriculum vitae competitiveness and satisfaction with the residency program 4 Nowadays, decision-makers place increasing pressure in health systems to become more efficient, while demographic changes in middle-income and high-income countries as well as the burden of non-communicable diseases are challenging resource allocation Research during medical training should be part of the residency programme and not just an evaluation criteria in the final specialty examination, as the current Portuguese legislation states 9 This may lead to mass production of lower quality research papers to fulfil a curricular need, with questionable added value the scientific community
Time to invest on research during medical training