ManagementHealth PolicyHealth Services ResearchPrimary CareResearch ManagementCapacity AssessmentCapacity BuildingDissemination Of Research FindingsHealth Workforce DevelopmentParticipatory Action ResearchResearch PlanningCapacity Building FrameworksCapacity Building NeedsConceptual Model DevelopmentHealth Workforce Capacity BuildingParticipatory Capacity BuildingResearch Capacity DevelopmentResearch Workforce DevelopmentScientific Capacity Building
BACKGROUND: Many general practitioners and primary health care practitioners lack research and evaluation skills. In response, the Australian Government has funded important capacity building initiatives. AIM: To propose a conceptual model to assist these initiatives. MODEL: Four groups of research involvement are suggested: nonparticipants; participating (as part of a research team); managing/training (either leading research, or in formal training to do so); and academic (with, or leading toward, a doctorate). We outline six guiding principles for research capacity building: 1) a whole system approach, 2) accommodating diversity, 3) reducing barriers to participation, 4) enabling collaboration, 5) mentoring, and 6) networking. CONCLUSION: This model forms a framework to help plan and evaluate research capacity building initiatives.
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