Understanding the field of rural health academic research: a national qualitative, interview-based study.

CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that rural health research is highly rewarding, distinguished by a generalist scope and basis of 'rural' socially accountable research that is done in small, isolated teams of limited resources. Strategies are needed to grow capacity to a level fit to address the level of community demand but these must embrace development of the rural academic entry pathway, the generalist breadth and social accountability of this field, which underpins the perceived value of rural health research for rural communities. PMID: 32878447 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural and Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research