Evolution and 15-year effect of a pan-Canadian training program: Transdisciplinary understanding and training on research – primary health care

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Addressing complex primary health care (PHC) questions requires the knowledge, skills, and effective collaboration of interdisciplinary research teams. The Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research–Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC) program, which is unique in Canada because of its size and reach across the country, was developed for interdisciplinary PHC research capacity building. As this year marks the program’s 15th anniversary, this article will describe this one-of-a-kind training program’s evolution and effect.

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Background: The goals of the TUTOR-PHC program are to train a cadre of PHC researchers, clinicians, and decision makers in interdisciplinary research to tackle current and future challenges in PHC, lead collaborative interdisciplinary research teams, and increase the number and quality of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research projects and publications at national and international levels.

Conclusion: Enhancing capacity for conducting effective interdisciplinary PHC research has become ever more important given the complexity of research questions that need to be answered and the critical role of PHC in Canada’s health care system. The TUTOR-PHC program has responded by addressing current issues and trends in PHC in its curriculum, while retaining its core focus on interdisciplinary research training, thus filling an important niche in developing PHC research capacity in Canada.

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Terry AL, Brown JB, Van Hoorn R, Stewart M, Ashcroft R, Beaulieu MD, Bhattacharyya O, Breton M, Burge F, Dahrouge S, Dolovich L, Donnelly C, Farrales L, Fortin M, Haggerty J, Kothari A, Loignon C, Marshall EG, Martin-Misener R, Ramsden VR, Regan S, Reid GJ, Ryan BL, Sampalli T, Thomas R, Valaitis, R

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Evolution+and+15-year+effect+of+a+pan-Canadian+training+program%3A+Transdisciplinary+understanding+and+training+on+research+%E2%80%93+primary+health+care