(1)Jana Ferencova, (1)Stanislav Krajnak, (2)Carolina Boléo-Tomé, (2)Mariana Ramos Chaves, (2,3)Isabel Monteiro Grillo, (2)Maria Ermelinda Camilo, (2)Paula Ravasco

Locais onde foi efectuado o trabalho:
Laboratório de Nutrição/Unidade de Nutrição – Instituto de Medicina Molecular da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.
Serviço de Radioterapia do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHLN)

Graus académicos/Cargos:
– Jana Ferencova, Stanislav Krajnak: Alunos do 4º e 5º anos de Medicina da Comenius University Martin da Eslováquia.
– Carolina Boléo-Tomé, Mariana Ramos Chaves: Drª; Licenciadas em Nutrição; Investigadoras.
– Isabel Monteiro-Grillo: Prof.ª Doutora; Directora do Serviço de Radioterapia do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHLN); Professora Auxiliar; Investigadora Principal.
– Maria Ermelinda Camilo: Prof.ª Doutora; Coordenadora da Unidade de Nutrição do Instituto de Medicina Molecular da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.
– Paula Ravasco: Prof.ª Doutora; Professora Auxiliar; Investigadora Principal.

(1)Estágio em Investigação Clínica na área da Nutrição no ano lectivo 2008/2009 (Coordenadora da Estágio: Prof.ª Doutora Paula Ravasco): Standing Committee on Research Exchange (SCORE) of International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, realizado na Unidade de Nutrição e Metabolismo, Instituto de Medicina Molecular da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (Coordenadora: Prof.ª Doutora Ermelinda Camilo).
(2)Unidade de Nutrição e Metabolismo, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
(3)Serviço de Radioterapia do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHLN)

ABSTRACT 

This paper is a compilation of the reports and presentations made by two medical students of the Martin University of Slovakia during their international intercampus training – Standing Comittee on Research Exchange (SCORE) of International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations.

The students carried out a training program on research method in Clinical Nutrition during July 2009 at the Unit of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute of Molecular Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine and at the Radiotherapy Department of the Santa Maria University Hospital. The main goals consisted on learning, familiarizing and applying scientific research specific methods, i.e. literature research in an international database (Pubmed), references insertion in a reference management software EndNote®, writing of two small reports about given topics and an oral presentation of the results using PowerPoint® format. The training also involved an introduction to Nutritional Science, a new and unknown field for medical students, which was the cause for their choice, once the medical degree does not include such subject. They also had some contact with the hospital reality at the Radiotherapy Department and practiced body composition evaluation.

The topics set as subject to practice the above said methods focused in the field of nutrition: during the first 15 days they developed the subject “Nutrition Intervention Protocols in Oncology” and during the last 15 days worked on the theme “Body composition evaluation in Oncology with BIA”. For each topic the students should write a structured report that justified the relevance of the theme and the state of the art related to it (Research and Educational Report) and at the end of each two weeks they orally presented the results of their bibliographic research.

All activities, as well as the integration in a Clinical Nutrition Research Project, had as main goals to develop and deepen their knowledge in Nutrition, also learning and applying internationally accepted specific methods in the context of nutrition evaluation and research.

Keywords: clinical research; nutrition; bibliographic review; nutritional status; body composition; oncology.

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