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Background <p>Doctors are key players in the healthcare system. Their first-hand experience in the workplace may provide researchers with special insight into health service gaps and solutions. However, doctors are typically time poor with high professional demands. Little is reported about how to best engage doctors in research as participants. International medical graduates (IMGs) are a special cohort of doctors with unique challenges, whose experiences and perceptions have been scarcely voiced within research to date.</p> Methods <p>We conducted a qualitative study to explore IMG motives of participation in research. The study was conducted in February to April 2024 and comprised of semi-structured individual interviews with IMGs based in Australia. The interviews followed an online national survey which had been conducted the previous year. Recruited interview participants were primarily drawn from participants from the preceding survey who had indicated interest in participation in the follow-up qualitative study, in addition to any participants indicating interest via snowballing. Participants were eligible for inclusion if they were living or working in Australia, with a primary medical qualification from overseas, irrespective of current employment status. Data was audio-recorded and thematically analysed.</p> Results <p>IMGs (36) were individually interviewed by telephone (21), teleconference (14) and face-to-face (1). We identified three major themes and four subthemes: (1) Research is considered a safe and trusted tool; 1a) Research provides an opportunity to voice, broadcast and enact change, 1b) Safe and anonymous sharing of personal stories and experiences is therapeutic; (2) Personal relevance and interest motivates participation; 2a) Passion for the research topic drives participation, 2b) Comradery and empathy for peers convicts participants to advocate for others through engagement (3) Respect for Research drives engagement.</p> Conclusion <p>IMGs have a variety of personal motives for participating in research. Understanding these motives can be useful for researchers seeking to recruit such doctors for research in the future.</p>

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Doctors as research participants - what is in it for them? A qualitative study of international medical graduates

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    2025年7月1日

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  • Sunita Joann Rebecca Healey,
  • Kristy Fakes,
  • Bunmi S Malau-Aduli,
  • Balakrishnan R Nair

摘要

Background

Doctors are key players in the healthcare system. Their first-hand experience in the workplace may provide researchers with special insight into health service gaps and solutions. However, doctors are typically time poor with high professional demands. Little is reported about how to best engage doctors in research as participants. International medical graduates (IMGs) are a special cohort of doctors with unique challenges, whose experiences and perceptions have been scarcely voiced within research to date.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study to explore IMG motives of participation in research. The study was conducted in February to April 2024 and comprised of semi-structured individual interviews with IMGs based in Australia. The interviews followed an online national survey which had been conducted the previous year. Recruited interview participants were primarily drawn from participants from the preceding survey who had indicated interest in participation in the follow-up qualitative study, in addition to any participants indicating interest via snowballing. Participants were eligible for inclusion if they were living or working in Australia, with a primary medical qualification from overseas, irrespective of current employment status. Data was audio-recorded and thematically analysed.

Results

IMGs (36) were individually interviewed by telephone (21), teleconference (14) and face-to-face (1). We identified three major themes and four subthemes: (1) Research is considered a safe and trusted tool; 1a) Research provides an opportunity to voice, broadcast and enact change, 1b) Safe and anonymous sharing of personal stories and experiences is therapeutic; (2) Personal relevance and interest motivates participation; 2a) Passion for the research topic drives participation, 2b) Comradery and empathy for peers convicts participants to advocate for others through engagement (3) Respect for Research drives engagement.

Conclusion

IMGs have a variety of personal motives for participating in research. Understanding these motives can be useful for researchers seeking to recruit such doctors for research in the future.