Objective: This research aimed to assess the efficacy of project writing training for participants wishing to write projects for the health sciences field.

Material and Method: This interventional-type research was conducted in November 2017 on 32 individuals who were interested in writing projects in the health sciences field. Pretest and posttest were applied before and after training by answering under observation of the research team. The efficacy of the second stage of project writing training was assessed by creating a skill checklist based on the project writing stages for Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1001 number project.

Results: The mean knowledge points of participants were identified to significantly increase after training compared to those before training (p<0.05). 14 people successfully
completed the project-writing training. For each group the project-writing stages were found at “should be developed” and “sufficient” levels. Participants stated that project-writing was not as easy as they thought and they required more time. When the feedback from participants is investigated, medical faculty specialization students found that they required separate group training about scientific project writing. Additionally, feedback was received that specific project-writing training for different occupational groups within the health science field may be more beneficial.

Conclusion: The project-writing training presented in this research was found to be effective. A “project writing training module” that is updateable and may be used to train different groups in the future was created.

Project Training Knowledge Skill Health science