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General practice research and research skill needs--attitudes of GP supervisors
Jan Gartlan1, Nicholas Cooling, Mark Nelson
1Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania. janette.gartlan@utas.edu.au
Background:
General practice research is an important learning area in general practice registrar training. General practitioner supervisors have a central role in registrar training. Registrar training in Tasmania has the added component of a research project. Little is known about supervisors' research attitudes, confidence to support registrar research projects, and research skill needs.
Method:
A postal survey was sent to all 40 GP supervisors with General Practice Training Tasmania.
Results:
Response rate was 90% (n=36): 33% were interested in becoming involved in general practice research; 53% wanted to improve their research skills; and 55% did not feel confident supporting a registrar with a research project. Those supervisors who were confident were more likely to have previous research involvement.
Discussion:
There is potential for increasing research capacity in GP supervisors. It is important to build the confidence of supervisors in their support of general practice registrars engaged in research projects.
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