Title: Investigating the Factors Affecting on the Experiences of Medical Students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction : By passing part of their course in research-based education, medical students are deeply involved in the research field. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the research experiences of medical students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences so that positive factors could be promoted in the development of research experiences and effective steps were taken to eliminate or reduce negative factors. Methods: The research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study. The statistical population included all medical students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences at the stage of defense of the dissertation or at the stage of settlement. The research tool was a student experiential research questionnaire with 4 dimensions of supervision, practical skills, perceptual skills, and social skills. The measure of measure was the Likert criterion from very high: 5, to very low: 1. The mean of the groups was analyzed by means of ANOVA and correlation analysis using Pearson method. Results: The sample size was matched to the volume of the research community. Information was collected from 105 medical students during the period of 2016-2017. The average total score of the student's research experience was 4.16 ± 0.25 from 5, which indicates a good study experience of the students. The results showed a statistically significant correlation between "Organizational climate" dimension and all aspects Conclusion: Considering the importance of the student's positive research experiences as growing buds, the authorities must pay particular attention to the effective factors in order to further the development of further research creations to solve the country's problems.