Ten things I wish I had known about academic primary care

[摘要] What does the future hold for academic primary care? Despite building world-leading research infrastructure,1 and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic,2 career pathways remain unclear,3 clinical credibility is questioned, and recruitment is challenging4 − potentially threatening the discipline’s future.5,6As the latest cohort in the Oxford International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme, we present the ‘ten things we wish we had known’ for anyone considering a career in academic primary care.1. ‘Real’ doctors will be sceptical of you There has long been tension between ‘real doctors’ and ‘real academics’,7–9 with academic GPs making up only a tiny fraction of all GPs.10 Remember that, apart from your role in clinical practice, you can make a difference through contributions to education, research, health policy, and service development.11 Sustained advocacy for the discipline is required in partnership with clinicians and patients.

[学科分类] 卫生学