ABSTRACT
The book aims to engage, upskill and support those interested in researching and evaluating teaching and training in primary care in both undergraduate and postgraduate settings around the world. Primary care is a rapidly growing academic branch of learning, and developing its own body of research is the hallmark of a maturing academic discipline. The unique and specific nature of primary care educational research, and discusses its ontological, epistemological and methodological underpinnings are explained. Conducting educational research in primary care provides a solid evidence base for educational interventions and innovations. Reflective learning can improve professionalism and clinical reasoning, and reflective practice can contribute to continuous practice improvement and better management of complex health systems and patients. Educational research is a valuable means to build the research skills of early career academics, who may have been employed to teach, but who have few research skills. A team approach in primary care has proven benefits in achieving better outcomes.
