Becoming a clinician researcher in allied health.

Conclusion The clinician researcher career trajectory contributes to a better understanding of how a research career commences and develops in clinical settings. It may assist to develop strategies to support research capacity building.What is known about the topic? There are potential benefits for clinicians and health services that flow from incorporating research into clinical roles. Factors that motivate, enable and constrain allied health research in clinical settings have been identified, but little is known about how a research career is initiated and progresses over time.What does this paper add? The present study contributes an important career path understanding to the successful development of research capacity from a clinician perspective. The clinician researcher career trajectory delineates four phases and identifies enabling and constraining factors. The study highlights the combination of factors that can initiate a research debut and lead clinicians to thrive as researchers.What are the implications for practitioners? Conducting research can provide an opportunity for a professional challenge and increased job satisfaction. A research-friendly environment, supportive research relationships and quarantined time for research contribute to research output in clinical settings. PMID: 26803541 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research