The outcomes of patient care are improved by adequate knowledge, practical skills, and positive attitude. Currently, there is a lack of data on medical research activities among resident doctors in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to evaluate the perception, barriers, and research attitudes among various residency programs running in different cities of Saudi Arabia. A total of 434 surgical and medical residents participated in the current study. A cross-sectional study encompassing multiple training centers in the eastern province of Saudi. Convenient sampling technique was used to include all the working training residents. A self-administered questionnaire was formulated for data collection. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. The mean age of the residents with various specialties was 27.83 ± 2.41 years. Approximately 61.7% had participated in research, while 38.3% had never participated in any research. A total of 26% of junior and 44% of senior residents have one publication only. While 11% of junior and 9% of senior residents have three publications or more. Inadequate facilities for research, lack of baseline research skills, and personal commitments were the reasons which over 60% of respondents had agreed on. Institutional reasons: lack of professional supervisor support and lack of research curriculum in the training program was reported by 308 (71%) and 305(70.3%) residents, respectively. A lack of interest for research was prevailed more in males (19%) compared to females (14%) (OR 1.43, 95% CI: 0.86–2.38, p-value 0.17). A subset of residents had one or three publications, while some had none. A lack of baseline research skills and inadequate facilities for scientific explorations, time, and funds were the main constraints among training residents. However, several residents had a positive attitude toward research but fewer publications. Thus, training in medical research methodology should be obligatory in the residency curriculum in all specialties. Further research is needed.

足够的知识、实践技能和积极的态度可以改善患者护理的结果。目前，沙特阿拉伯缺乏住院医生医学研究活动的数据。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯不同城市开展的各种居住项目的认知、障碍和研究态度。共有 434 名外科和内科住院医师参与了本研究。一项涵盖沙特东部省份多个培训中心的横断面研究。采用方便的抽样技术，将所有工作培训住院医师纳入其中。制定了自填式调查问卷以收集数据。采用描述性统计来分析数据。各专业居民的平均年龄为27.83±2.41岁。大约 61.7% 的人参与过研究，而 38.3% 的人从未参与过任何研究。共有26% 的初级居民和 44% 的老年居民仅拥有一本出版物。11% 的初级住院医师和 9% 的高级住院医师拥有三本或以上出版物。研究设施不足、缺乏基线研究技能和个人承诺是超过 60% 的受访者同意的原因。制度原因：分别有 308 名（71%）和 305 名（70.3%）住院医师报告缺乏专业主管支持和培训计划中缺乏研究课程。与女性 (14%) 相比，男性 (19%) 对研究缺乏兴趣更为普遍（OR 1.43，95% CI：0.86–2.38，p 值 0.17）。一部分居民拥有一到三本出版物，而有些居民则没有。缺乏基础研究技能、科学探索设施不足、时间和资金不足是培训住院医师的主要制约因素。然而，一些居民对研究持积极态度，但发表的论文较少。因此，医学研究方法的培训应该是所有专业住院医师课程中的必修课。需要进一步研究。