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A Foot in Both Camps: Graduate Voices at the Interface of Applied Health Services Research, Policy and
Erin Morrison1, Jennifer Thornhill, Sam Sheps
1Program Officer, Knowledge Summaries, Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Ottawa, ON.
Abstract:
The Regional Training Centres (RTCs) have established a new, non-traditional model of applied health services research training. Graduates report that the programs provide an academic "home" where they can pursue their health and nursing services research interests while engaging with decision-makers. This discussion paper shares perspectives from eight RTC graduates about their lives and careers at the interface of applied health and nursing services research, policy and decision-making, in particular, training in a novel graduate program, building lasting connections among researchers, policy makers and managers and acting as liaisons among these communities. Graduates cite their exclusive access to a health services and policy network as an enticing feature of their training experience. They have forged careers that require work in both the research and decision-making realms, and clearly prefer having "a foot in both camps."
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