How do trainee doctors learn about research? Content analysis of Australian specialist colleges' intended research curricula.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients do better in research-intense environments. The importance of research is reflected in the accreditation requirements of Australian clinical specialist colleges. The nature of college-mandated research training has not been systematically explored. We examined the intended research curricula of Australian trainee doctors described by specialist colleges, their constructive alignment and the nature of scholarly project requirements.

Design

We undertook content analysis of publicly available documents to characterise college research training curricula.

Setting

We reviewed all publicly accessible information from the websites of Australian specialist colleges and their subspecialty divisions. We retrieved curricula, handbooks and assessment-related d

SUBMITTER: Stehlik P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7073806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature