Development of postgraduate research supervisors within a teaching hospital setting
K. M. Scott
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorP. H. Y. Caldwell
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorW. Oldmeadow
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorR. C. Dale
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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C. A. Jones
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cheryl A. Jones, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorK. M. Scott
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorP. H. Y. Caldwell
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorW. Oldmeadow
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorR. C. Dale
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
C. A. Jones
Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence
Cheryl A. Jones, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
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The recent trend to embed medical research at point of care has created a need for postgraduate research supervisors in hospitals who are practising clinicians and lab-based researchers. We explored the training needs of supervisors to inform the design and evaluation of a hospital-based development programme. We found that if hospital-based supervisors are to improve their practice, the programme needs to be on-site to ensure access and relevance to local issues.
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