How Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions Improve Medical Students’ Practical Innovation Capabilitiesi

Abstract

Promoting an innovative culture among medical practitioners is essential as the healthcare industry continues to change. Medical colleges do not have enough experience developing students' creativity and entrepreneurship skills because they began teaching these subjects to medical students quite recently. This research examines the current state of conditions and issues affecting medical students' knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship (IE), it examines the primary causes of the issues that exist and suggests practical strategies for promoting this awareness. To evaluate the current state of student understanding of IE, a questionnaire was initially distributed to 496 medical college students. The responses from the survey were processed with SPSS software and a study was done to identify the elements that influenced students' knowledge. The study result reveals that the students' knowledge of IE is lacking and this needs to be strengthened. The factors that contribute to this weakness include a hard workload in the classroom, a lack of funding, a limited entrepreneurial approach, a lack of systematic training and insufficient promotion of the medical school. To raise medical students' understanding of IE, the government, society and educational institutions must provide appropriate direction and adequate support.