The Advantages of Holding Local Medical Students’ Congresses

Abstract

We have read with great interest the recently published article by Saiedi Hosseini SY (1) in your journal, which suggested that local medical students’ congresses (2) are not necessary and useful. In this regard, the results of the local medical students’ congresses should be examined from two aspects: One aspect is the scientific production and presentation of the latest scientific and technological achievements (as the final purpose) and another aspect is to educate and provide opportunities for novice researchers. In other words, three groups of students would benefit best from upholding such congresses: 1The oral & poster presenters 2The scientific and executive committee of congresses 3Attendants at the congress. If we only consider published articles as the result of local medical students’ congresses, as stated by Saiedi Hosseini (1), we will only notice to the first group of students while the second and third groups would be ignored in Published by Kowsar Corp, 2012. cc 3.0.