The 21st Century: The Age of Family Medicine Research?

Cindy L. K. Lam

doi:10.1370/afm.191

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Research in general practice and primary care-just do it!
Doris Young

Published on: 01 June 2004

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Research in general practice and primary care-just do it!
Doris Young, Melbourne, Australia
Whilst I agree with Dr Cindy Lam's sentiment that research in Family Medicine in the 21st century is looking hopeful and that the time is right for us to bring about a revolution (just like Dr Sun Yat Sen), I argue for prioritising and planning our strategies carefully.The critical mass is not here yet. We need to do the following tasks simultaneously:
leaders in primary care research continue to lobby for funding...
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Whilst I agree with Dr Cindy Lam's sentiment that research in Family Medicine in the 21st century is looking hopeful and that the time is right for us to bring about a revolution (just like Dr Sun Yat Sen), I argue for prioritising and planning our strategies carefully.The critical mass is not here yet. We need to do the following tasks simultaneously:
leaders in primary care research continue to lobby for funding support from Government and other organisations
Experienced researchers continue to do good research and publish them in high impact journals
Build research capacity by attracting clinicians and non -clinicians into research careers
collaborate with other researchers to conduct health services research to improve access to health care for those most in need
Develop and trial interventions which work in the primary care setting
Build up our own research expertise and then bring others along
WE MUST ALL GET ON WITH IT!
Competing interests: None declared
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Competing Interests: None declared.