Qualitative Data: Definitions of Clinical Neurology Research, Student Barriers to Finding Clinical Neurology Research Opportunities, and Advice for Undergraduate Neuroscience Students
| Major themes | Subthemes |
| How do you define clinical neurology research? | |
| Research of healthy and clinical populations (121) | Research of abnormal brain functioning (64) Study of human subjects (50) Brain-behavior (7) |
| Research on the nervous system (NS) (24) | NS pathology (16) NS function (8) |
| Collection of data for diagnostic and treatment application (84) | Treatment/medical treatment (40) Diagnostic criteria/cause (17) Research (16) Mechanisms (11) |
| Research on diverse subfields of neuroscience (19) | Applied clinical neuroscience (5) Translational/translational neurobiology (4) Basic science (3) Basic neuroscience (2) Radiology (1) Epidemiology (1) Health neuroscience (1) Functional neuroscience (1) Clinical science (1) |
| Other (9) | Don't know (5) Imaging (3) Animal (1) |
| What have you noticed as the main barriers for your students towards finding clinical neurology research opportunities? | |
| Lack of exposure (52) | Lack of opportunities (32) Lack of knowledge (20) |
| Inadequate resources (53) | Need connections (22) Need money (13) Other college limitations (18) |
| Regional limitations (25) | Geographical limitations (16) Clinical setting limitations (9) |
| Student interest, experience, and discomfort (28) | Lack of interest (13) Lack of experience (6) Discomfort (9) |
| Other (15) | Logistical issues (10) No barriers (5) |
| If you could give a neuroscience major undergraduate student a word of advice, what would it be? | |
| Mindset (55) | Be creative and flexible (18) Work ethic (37) |
| Find as much experience as you can, through mentors, faculty, research, and internships (31) | Gain experience (22) Build connections |
| Take your time to find what you love and enjoy doing (45) | |
| Long term thinking (23) | Plan ahead (11) Things to know about the field (12) |
| Other (9) | Coursework suggestions (5) Career concentration suggestions (4) |