Developing a teaching research culture for general practice registrars in Australia: a literature review.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To ascertain the issues all general practice educators need to understand when educating GP registrars to learn about research.Study design
A review of MEDLINE [1996-2007], six websites and key informants produced 302 publications, which reduced to 35 articles, 7 books, and 9 policy documents.Results
Key themes that emerged from a thematic analysis of the literature that GP educators need to consider when teaching registrars about research were [i] the need to understand that learning research is influenced by attitudes; [ii] the need to address organisational constraints on learning research; [iii] the need to identify the educational barriers on learning research; [iv] the need to understand there are gaps in GP research content - especially from GP registrars; And [v] the need to understand the value of research on the GP registrar's educational cycle of learning, which develops in a culture that allows research to flourish.Conclusion
Australian GP registrars will observe a research culture only if they encounter clinician-researchers paid to practice and conduct research in their general practice.
SUBMITTER: Kljakovic M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2706233 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun
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Developing a teaching research culture for general practice registrars in Australia: a literature review.
Asia Pacific family medicine 20090616 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To ascertain the issues all general practice educators need to understand when educating GP registrars to learn about research.<h4>Study design</h4>A review of MEDLINE [1996-2007], six websites and key informants produced 302 publications, which reduced to 35 articles, 7 books, and 9 policy documents.<h4>Results</h4>Key themes that emerged from a thematic analysis of the literature that GP educators need to consider when teaching registrars about research were [i] the need to u ...[more]
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