ABSTRACT

This is a highly practical book that focuses on the specifics of development in primary care research units. It discusses development of both research units and researchers themselves and offers helpful case studies that include an in-depth look at the development of one particular research unit. The issues and approaches used are applicable to all primary care researchers and administrators in medicine around the world. "Directing Research in Primary Care" is an easy to read, no-nonsense guide that provides invaluable information and guidance to individual researchers with, or contemplating, leadership roles, and deans, chairs and research directors supporting primary care research.

section I|28 pages

Directing Research

section II|50 pages

Developing Individual Researchers

chapter 5|6 pages

Lighting and Fanning the Flame

chapter 8|5 pages

Individual Resources: Mentors and Money

chapter 9|14 pages

Receiving Promotion, Getting Tenured

chapter 10|6 pages

Planning Research Careers

section III|44 pages

Promoting Research in the Department

chapter 11|8 pages

Developing Culture

chapter 15|10 pages

Evaluating Success

section IV|8 pages

Building Research within the Complex Adaptive Departmental System

section V|12 pages

The Future of Primary Care Research

chapter 19|10 pages

To Where We Head