Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care is integral to the health system and population health. Primary care research is still in development and most academic departments lack effective research investments. High impact primary care research programs are needed to advance the field to ensure a robust primary care system for the future. The project objective was to understand key informants' views of structures, functions, and processes required to create a high impact research program in an academic primary care department.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative project with key informants from research programs in primary care. Participants included international research leaders in primary care (n = 10), department of family and community researchers (n = 37) and staff (n = 9) in an academic

SUBMITTER: Gayapersad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845512 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature