KMID : 1039620110010030184
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Korean Journal of Family Practice 2011 Volume.1 No. 3 p.184 ~ p.191
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Residents¡¯ Perception of Research during Family Medicine Residency
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Kwon Jong-Sun
Park Hoon-Ki Hwang Hwan-Sik Seo Hong-Gwan Yang Si-Hyuk
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Abstract
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Background: Scholarly research is emerging as an important facet of family medicine. Research activity during family medicine residency has been regarded as an important component for both academic purposes and residents¡¯ training itself. This study was conducted to investigate how residents perceive research and what factors determine residents¡¯ research activity.
Methods: Among 298 candidates for the Korean Academy of Family Medicine (KAFM) specialty examination, 123 residents (41% of response rate) participated in this study from January through April in 2005. They completed questionnaires composed of 23 items via mail, telephone, or on site.
Results: Of 123 respondents, 85.4% residents felt their research experience was desirable, and 52.9% showed interest in pursuing research during residency. Only 38.5% residents participated in research actively. Attendance at graduate school (odds ratio [OR], 2.76; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.03 to 7.40) was the only factor associated with residents¡¯ interest in pursuing research. Attendance at graduate school (OR, 21.28; 95% CI, 6.12 to 73.94), encouragement from preceptors (OR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.30 to 3.54), and establishment of research time over 1 month (OR, 6.02; 95% CI, 1.83 to 19.80) were three factors associated with the degree of participation in research. Residents highly wanted an opportunity to learn about ¡®research design and data analysis¡¯.
Conclusion: Residents perceived a research during residency training as an important and essential component for their career development. Time allocation, preceptor¡¯s encouragement, and education for research related activity need to be provided to residents for high quality research output during family medicine residency training.
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KEYWORD
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Residencies, Research, Family Practice, Health Personnel Attitude
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