South African surgical trainees Master of Medicine dissertation survey

Barnard, M; Jackson, BS

doi:10.36303/sajs.3811

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“…Even though participants managed to navigate the lack of financial assistance, this has been recognised as a significant barrier. 22 Registrars have a need for technical assistance in navigating the research journey that may, for example, include administrative or statistical support. 29 The process of appointing the supervisor, the accessibility and responsiveness of the supervisor, the quality of feedback, and their competing responsibilities, all contributed to completion of the research assignment.…”

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“…The burden of clinical responsibilities and a lack of time are identified as the commonest obstacles to completing the research assignment. 22,36 The health services need to acknowledge the time required for the research component and allow dedicated blocks of time and leave for this purpose. 24,25 Delay in completing the research assignment is one of the key factors reducing the throughput of registrars and the supply of new family physicians.…”

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“…16,20,21 In South Africa, a recent study with surgical registrars identified a few factors that impede the research process. 22 These included a lack of funding to perform research, a lack of dedicated time to complete the research and the burden of clinical responsibilities. No such study has been performed with family medicine registrars and key questions remain -Is there adequate teaching, support and supervision?…”

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Registrars’ experience with research in family medicine training programmes in South Africa

Louw,

Mash

2024

South African Family Practice

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Background: Completion of a research assignment is a requirement for specialist training in South Africa. Difficulty with completion delays graduation and the supply of family physicians. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of registrars with their research in postgraduate family medicine training programmes.Methods: An explorative descriptive qualitative study. Extreme case purposive sampling selected registrars who had and had not completed their research on time, from all nine training programmes. Saturation was achieved after 12 semi-structured interviews. The framework method was used for data analysis, assisted by ATLAS.ti software.Results: The assumption of prior learning by teachers and supervisors contributed to a sense of being overwhelmed and stressed. Teaching modules should be more standardised and focussed on the practical tasks and skills, rather than didactic theory. Lengthy provincial and ethics processes, and lack of institutional support, such as scholarly services and financial support, caused delays. The expertise of the supervisor was important, and the registrar–supervisor relationship should be constructive, collaborative and responsive. The individual research experience was dependent on choosing a feasible project and having dedicated time. The balancing of personal, professional and academic responsibilities was challenging.Conclusion: Training programmes should revise the teaching of research and improve institutional processes. Supervisors need to become more responsive, with adequate expertise. Provincial support is needed for streamlined approval and dedicated research time.Contribution: The study highlights ways in which teaching, and completion of research can be improved, to increase the supply of family physicians to the country.

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