Original scientific paper

DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH CAPACITIES DURING SPECIALTY TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDICINE: CROATIAN EXPERIENCE

Mladenka Vrcić Keglević ; Zaklada za razvoj obiteljske medicine,
Milica Katić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Škola narodnog zdravlja “Andrija Štampar”, Katedra za obiteljsku medicinu, Rockefellerova 4. Zagreb
Đurđica Lazić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Škola narodnog zdravlja “Andrija Štampar”, Katedra za obiteljsku medicinu, Rockefellerova 4. Zagreb
Hrvoje Tiljak ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Škola narodnog zdravlja “Andrija Štampar”, Katedra za obiteljsku medicinu, Rockefellerova 4. Zagreb
Renata Pavlov ; Ordinacija obiteljske medicine “Dr. Renata Pavlov”, Aleja lipa 2, 10 000 Zagreb
Vlatka Hajdinjak Trstenjak ; Ordinacija obiteljske medicine “Dr. Vlatka Hajdinjak Trstenjak”, Maršala Tita 44, Šenkovec, 40 000

Abstract

Introduction: Development of research capacities
is one of the aims of the New Croatian Speciality
Training (ST) in Family Medicine (FM). The whole
speciality curriculum, especially the research
module within the postgraduate course, was
designed for the achievement of this aim.
Aim: In order to evaluate the outcomes of the
curriculum and research module, this pilot study
was aimed to investigate whether more articles are
published by speciality trainees after than before
the training.
Methods: We analysed the authors, titles and
abstracts of articles, written by FM specialty
trainees published in the Croatian journal Medicina
Familiaris Croatica (MFC) and in the Proceedings
of the Croatian Association of Family Medicine
(HUOM) conferences from 1995 to 2014, using
content analysis method. The new program was
introduced in 2003, so we compared the number
of published articles and topics in 10 years period
before (1995-2004) and 10 years period after
(2005-2014) it.
Results: During the period of 20 years 90 trainees
published 113 articles in MFC and 251 in the
Proceedings. Only 42 articles were published
by specialist trainees in MFC before the new ST
started and 71 after what is 69% increase. Before
the New ST 50% of the content related to clinical
issues and 32% after. Specific FM topics remained
almost the same while other topics increased from
2.8% to 18%. In 66.1% articles published in the Proceedings increase was also noticed after the
beginning of New ST. Most of the articles were
related to clinical themes (63% before 2005 and
65% after 2005), 21% related to FM topics and cca
14% to the others before and after 2005.
Conclusion: The results clearly indicated positive
outcomes of New ST curriculum, especially of the
research module, in the development of trainees’
research competences and motivation to publish
more.

Keywords

speciality training; family medicine; research competences; publishing; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

138055

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/138055

Publication date:

21.4.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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