A pragmatic approach to promoting research skills in all medical students.

The article offers information on an Independent Learning Project (ILP) that was introduced aimed to promote research skills in all medical students. Topics covered include the problem that was addressed by the ILP, the structure and implementation of the ILP that occurs in Year 4 of a 6-year undergraduate medical curriculum, and the lessons that were learned from implementing the ILP as well as the extent to which the project has achieved its goal.