Engagement in research capability-building: Impact on healthcare workforce attraction and retention in rural and remote Australia - A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geographic maldistribution of the health workforce remains a major challenge in Australia, with rural and remote communities experiencing persistent shortages that undermine access to and quality of care. Engagement in research is recognised as a potential mechanism for professional growth, continued learning, and improved workplace environments. Providing opportunities for health workers to participate in research or research capability-building (RCB) may therefore support workforce outcomes such as attraction and retention. This scoping review will identify and map existing evidence on the relationship between research engagement and health workforce outcomes in rural and remote Australia, and to summarise the factors that contribute to successful implementation of suc

SUBMITTER: Haile TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12851435 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature